Application of mechanics to the study of static equilibrium of rigid and elastic bodies. Topics includes composition and resolution of forces; moments and couples; equivalent force systems; free-body ...

As the author of this book remarks, mechanics is a difficult subject not merely for the student but also for the race, as is evident by the fact that it came into existence two thousand years later ...

Civil/Structural engineers design and maintain buildings, bridges, and other structures constructed from various materials (concrete, steel, timber, masonry, and reinforced plastics). They use modern ...

MR. ATHERTON'S book is for engineering students whose mathematical knowledge does not include the calculus, and such readers will find it a very useful source of information. An Introduction to the ...