Engineering Mechanics: Statics: v.1 - Hardcover

Meriam, J L

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471902942 ISBN 13: 9780471902942

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1992

Synopsis

Part of a two-volume introduction to engineering mechanics, this volume focuses on statistics, covering the action of forces on structures and machines in equilibrium. It contains 71 sample problems and 843 unsolved problems from which a wide choice of assignments can be set.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Over the past 50 years, Meriam & Kraige′s Engineering Mechanics: Statics has established a highly respected tradition of Excellence—A Tradition that emphasizes accuracy, rigor, clarity, and applications. Now completely revised, redesigned, and modernized, the new fifth edition of this classic text builds on these strengths, adding new problems and a more accessible, student–friendly presentation.

NEW FEATURES

Accessibility: New Contributors Bill Palm has revised the text to make it easier to understand

Pedagogy: End–of–Chapter summaries and highlighted "key concepts" sections help students remember key points

New Application Areas: Includes new application areas such as biomechanics

New Homework Problems: 50% of the problems are new or revised

Solving Problem With...: A Series of optional booklets on "Solving Statics Problems with" Matlab, Mathcad, and Maple

Web–Based Problem Solving: A Collection of over 150 online problems

Extension Sample Problems: These problems show how computational tools can be used to solve a variety of ′What If′ Scenarios

Electronic Figures and Electronic Transparencies of Solved Problems: Text figures and more than 100 solved problems are available on the Web

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471902942
• ISBN 13: 9780471902942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 544