Applied Mechanics-Statics

Catalog description

This course includes the fundamental concepts of general principles of Newtonian mechanics to the statics of particles and rigid bodies in 2-D and 3-D space. It covers mathematical analysis of forces and their equilibrium in structural members, distinguishing the forces on a point and distributed forces on a rigid body, calculation at center of friction, gravity, centers of pressure, and moments of inertia, as well as study of virtual work for systems. The free-body diagram approach and force vector analysis methods are used.