Beer, Ferdinand P. <br/><br/>
Vector mechanics for engineers :  statics / 
Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr. and Elliot R. Eisenberg 
 - Seventh edition in SI units. 
 - Boston, Massachusetts :  McGraw Hill Education,  c2005 
 - xxii, 617 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Statics of particles -- Rigid bodies: equivalent systems of forces -- Equilibrium of rigid bodies -- Distributed forces: centroids and centers of gravity -- Analysis of structures -- Forces in beams and cables -- Friction -- Distributed forces: moments of inertia -- Method of virtual work 
<br/><br/> The main objective of a first course in mechanics should be to develop in the engineering student the ability to analyze any problem in a simple and logical manner and to apply to its solution a few, well understood, basic principles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>007124977X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>STATICS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA 351 .B44 2005