Engineering Mechanics Volume 1, Statics

Over the past 50 years, Meriam amp Kraige's "Engineering Mechanics: Statics" has established a highly respected tradition of Excellence, a tradition that emphasizes accuracy, rigor, clarity, and applications. Now completely revised, redesigned, and modernized, the new fifth edition of this classic text builds on these strengths, adding new problems and a more accessible, student--friendly presentation. New Features include: Accessibility: New Contributors Bill Palm has revised the text to make it easier to understand; Pedagogy: End-of-Chapter summaries and highlighted "key concepts" sections help students remember key points; New Application Areas: Includes new application areas such as biomechanics; New Homework Problems: 50 per cent of the problems are new or revised; Solving Problem With...: A Series of optional booklets on "Solving Statics Problems with" Matlab, Mathcad, and Maple Web-Based Problem Solving: A Collection of over 150 online problems; Extension Sample Problems: These problems show how computational tools can be used to solve a variety of 'What If' Scenarios; Electronic Figures and Electronic Transparencies of Solved Problems: Text figures and more than 100 solved problems are available on the Web.

originally Published 50 Years Ago, This Textbook Is For A Sophomore Course In The Mechanics That Govern The Equilibrium Of Bodies Under The Action Of Forces. Individual Chapters Cover Two- And Three-dimensional Force Systems, Trusses Under Concentrated Loads, Distributed Forces, Friction, And Work. The Fifth Edition Has Been Modernized With New Problems And A More Accessible Presentation. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)

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**** The Second Edition, 1975, Is Cited In Bcl3. This New Edition Is Likewise Marked By Careful Attention To Clarity And Detail, Making It Preeminent Among Engineering Mechanics Texts. Meriam And Kraige Emphasize The Importance Of Visualization, Problem Solving, And Logically Sequenced Mathematics In Their Coverage Of Statics, Force Systems, Equilibrium, Structures, Distributed Forces, Friction, And Virtual Work. Each Section Is Accompanied By Color Illustrations (new To This Edition), Computer Concepts, And Problems Posed To Integrate Theory And Application. The Four Appendices Contain Additional Information On Inertia, Selected Mathematical Topics, And Helpful Tables. Also Includes Photographs. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)

This concise and authoritative book emphasizes basic principles and problem formulation. It illustrates both the cohesiveness of the relatively few fundamental ideas in this area and the great variety of problems these ideas solve. All of the problems address principles and procedures inherent in the design and analysis of engineering structures and mechanical systems, with many of the problems referring explicitly to design considerations.Sample problems are presented in a single page format with comments and cautions keyed to salient points in the solution.-- Illustrations are color coordinated to identify related ideas throughout the book (e.g., red = forces and moments, green = velocity and acceleration). Included in this new edition we find rewritten, updated prose for content clarity, new problems in new application areas and new electronic supplements to assist learning and instruction Mechanics is the physical science which deals with the effects of forces on objects.