Vector mechanics for engineers : statics /
Ferdinand P. Beer, E Russell Johnston Jr. and David F. Mazurek
- Eleventh Edition in SI Units
- New York, NY : McGraw Hill Education, c2016
- xvii, 613 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
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.
Vector analysis is introduced early in the text and is used in the presentation and discussion of the fundamental principles of mechanics.