This best-selling book offers a concise and thorough presentation of engineering mechanics theory and application. The material is reinforced with numerous examples to illustrate principles and imaginative, well-illustrated problems of varying degrees of difficulty. The book is committed to developing its users' problem-solving skills and includes pedagogical features that have made Hibbeler synonymous with excellence in the field. Chapter topics cover general principles, force vectors, equilibrium of a particle, force system resultants, equilibrium of a rigid body, structural analysis, internal forces, friction, center of gravity and centroid, moments of inertia, virtual work, kinematics of a particle, kinetics of a particle: force and acceleration, kinetics of a particle: work and energy, kinetics of a particle: impulse and momentum, planar kinematics of a rigid body, planar kinetics of a rigid body: force and acceleration, planar kinetics of a rigid body: work and energy, planar kinetics of a rigid body: impulse and momentum, three-dimensional kinematics of a rigid body, three-dimensional kinetics of a rigid body, and vibrations. For individuals involved in the study of mechanical/civil/aeronautical engineering. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 12 1.1 Mechanics......Page 20 1.2 Fundamental Concepts......Page 21 1.3 Units of Measurement......Page 24 1.4 The International System of Units......Page 26 1.5 Numerical Calculations......Page 27 1.6 General Procedure for Analysis......Page 29 2.1 Scalars and Vectors......Page 34 2.2 Vector Operations......Page 35 2.3 Vector Addition of Forces......Page 37 2.4 Addition of a System of Coplanar Forces......Page 49 2.5 Cartesian Vectors......Page 60 2.6 Addition of Cartesian Vectors......Page 63 2.7 Position Vectors......Page 73 2.8 Force Vector Directed Along a Line......Page 76 2.9 Dot Product......Page 86 3.1 Condition for the Equilibrium of a Particle......Page 102 3.2 The Free-Body Diagram......Page 103 3.3 Coplanar Force Systems......Page 106 3.4 Three-Dimensional Force Systems......Page 120 4.1 Moment of a Force—Scalar Formulation......Page 134 4.2 Cross Product......Page 138 4.3 Moment of a Force—Vector Formulation......Page 141 4.4 Principle of Moments......Page 145 4.5 Moment of a Force about a Specified Axis......Page 156 4.6 Moment of a Couple......Page 165 4.7 Simplification of a Force and Couple System......Page 177 4.8 Further Simplification of a Force and Couple System......Page 187 4.9 Reduction of a Simple Distributed Loading......Page 200 5.1 Conditions for Rigid-Body Equilibrium......Page 216 5.2 Free-Body Diagrams......Page 218 5.3 Equations of Equilibrium......Page 231 5.4 Two- and Three-Force Members......Page 241 5.5 Free-Body Diagrams......Page 254 5.6 Equations of Equilibrium......Page 259 5.7 Constraints and Statical Determinacy......Page 260 6.1 Simple Trusses......Page 280 6.2 The Method of Joints......Page 283 6.3 Zero-Force Members......Page 289 6.4 The Method of Sections......Page 297 6.5 Space Trusses......Page 307 6.6 Frames and Machines......Page 311 7.1 Internal Forces Developed in Structural Members......Page 346 7.2 Shear and Moment Equations and Diagrams......Page 362 7.3 Relations between Distributed Load, Shear, and Moment......Page 371 7.4 Cables......Page 382 8.1 Characteristics of Dry Friction......Page 404 8.2 Problems Involving Dry Friction......Page 409 8.3 Wedges......Page 429 8.4 Frictional Forces on Screws......Page 431 8.5 Frictional Forces on Flat Belts......Page 438 8.6 Frictional Forces on Collar Bearings, Pivot Bearings, and Disks......Page 446 8.7 Frictional Forces on Journal Bearings......Page 449 8.8 Rolling Resistance......Page 451 9.1 Center of Gravity, Center of Mass, and the Centroid of a Body......Page 464 9.2 Composite Bodies......Page 487 9.3 Theorems of Pappus and Guldinus......Page 501 9.4 Resultant of a General Distributed Loading......Page 510 9.5 Fluid Pressure......Page 511 10.1 Definition of Moments of Inertia for Areas......Page 528 10.2 Parallel-Axis Theorem for an Area......Page 529 10.3 Radius of Gyration of an Area......Page 530 10.4 Moments of Inertia for Composite Areas......Page 539 10.5 Product of Inertia for an Area......Page 547 10.6 Moments of Inertia for an Area about Inclined Axes......Page 551 10.7 Mohr’s Circle for Moments of Inertia......Page 554 10.8 Mass Moment of Inertia......Page 562 11.1 Definition of Work......Page 580 11.2 Principle of Virtual Work......Page 582 11.3 Principle of Virtual Work for a System of Connected Rigid Bodies......Page 584 11.4 Conservative Forces......Page 596 11.5 Potential Energy......Page 597 11.6 Potential-Energy Criterion for Equilibrium......Page 599 11.7 Stability of Equilibrium Configuration......Page 600 A. Mathematical Review and Expressions......Page 615 Fundamental Problems Partial Solutions and Answers......Page 620 Answers to Selected Problems......Page 637 C......Page 667 F......Page 668 M......Page 669 P......Page 670 T......Page 671 Z......Page 672
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this Ninth Edition Of A Text/cd-rom/workbook Package On The Theory And Applications Of Engineering Mechanics Offers A New Art Program With Color Photographs Illustrating Principles Of Mechanics In Action And Enhanced Color Diagrams, And Contains New Examples And Problems, Including Some That Provide Practice In Drawing Free-body Diagrams. Problem Sets Have Been Revised So That Instructors Can Select Both Design And Analysis Problems Having A Range Of Difficulty. Computer Problems And Design Projects Are Also Included. A New Appendix Has Been Added That Gives Practice In Solving Problems For The Fundamentals In Engineering Examination. The Accompanying Statics Study Pack Consists Of A Free-body Diagram Workbook, A Cd-rom With 63 Pre-set Simulations Of Statics Examples From The Text, And A Password For A Web Site. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)
In his revision of 'Engineering Mechanics', R.C. Hibbeler empowers students to succeed in the whole learning experience. Hibbeler achieves this by calling on his everyday classroom experience and his knowledge of how students learn inside and outside of lecture
