Lectures on Engineering Mechanics

Book excerpt: Lectures on Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics is suitable for Bachelor's level education at schools of engineering with an academic profile. It gives a concise and formal account of the theoretical framework of elementary Engineering Mechanics. A distinguishing feature of this textbook is that its content is consistently structured into postulates, definitions and theorems, with rigorous derivations. The reader finds support in a wealth of illustrations and a cross-reference for each deduction. This textbook underscores the importance of properly drawn free-body diagrams to enhance the problem-solving skills of students. Table of contents I. STATICS . . . 1. Introduction . . . 2. Force-couple systems . . . 3. Static equilibrium . . . 4. Center of mass . . . 5. Distributed and internal forces . . . 6. Friction II. PARTICLE DYNAMICS . . . 7. Planar kinematics of particles . . . 8. Kinetics of particles . . . 9. Work-energy method for particles . . . 10. Momentum and angular momentum of particles . . . 11. Harmonic oscillators III. RIGID BODY DYNAMICS . . . 12. Planar kinematics of rigid bodies . . . 13. Planar kinetics of rigid bodies . . . 14. Work-energy method for rigid bodies . . . 15. Impulse relations for rigid bodies . . . 16. Three-dimensional kinematics of rigid bodies . . . 17. Three-dimensional kinetics of rigid bodies APPENDIX . . . A. Selected mathematics . . . B. Quantity, unit and dimension . . . C. Tables