Engineering Mechanics - Hardcover

Pytel, Andrew; Kiusalaas, Jaan

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ISBN 10: 0534957412 ISBN 13: 9780534957414

Publisher: PWS, 1999

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This text teaches students the basic mechanical behaviour of materials at rest (statics), while developing their mastery of engineering methods of analyzing and solving problems. It is accompanied by a second book, Pytel and Kiusalaas' "Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics" for the follow-on dynamics course. It is also available, with "Dynamics", in a two-volume shrinkwrapped set. Traditionally, books for the statics and dynamics courses require students simply to plug problem data into standardized mathematical formulas and then compute an answer without thinking through the problem beforehand. This book rejects this plug-and-chug approach. In sample problems throughout the book, the authors direct students to identify the number of unknowns and independent equations in the problem before they attempt to calculate an answer.

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Statics Contents: 1. Introduction to Statics 2. Basic Operations with Force Systems 3. Resultants of Force Systems 4. Coplanar Equilibrium Analysis 5. Noncoplanar Equilibrium 6. Beams and Cables 7. Dry Friction 8. Centroids and Distributed Loads 9. Moments and Products of Inertia of Areas 10. Virtual Work and Potential Energy Appendix A: Numerical Integration Appendix B: Finding Roots of Functions Appendix C: Densities of Common Materials Answers Index

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Dr. Andrew Pytel received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, his M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and his Ph.D in Engineering Mechanics from The Pennsylvania State University. In addition to his career at Penn State University, Dr. Pytel served as an Assistant Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and as an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University in Boston. He became a full Professor at The Penn State University in 1984 and a Professor Emeritus in 1995. Throughout his career, Dr. Pytel has taught numerous courses and received many honors and awards. He has participated extensively with the American Society for Engineering Education and was named a Fellow of the ASEE in 2008.

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