Statics
- Basic Concepts
(scalars and vectors and vector operations, Newtons Laws, units)
- Two and Three Dimensional Force Systems
(Vector Components, Moment, Couple and Resultant)
- Equilibrium
(Free-body diagram, equilibrium conditions in two and three dimensional problems)
- Static Conditions in Structures
(Trusses and Frames)
- Distributed Loads
(Center of mass and centroids, some examples of structures under distributed loads beams and flexible cables, fluid statics)
- Friction and its Application
(Types of friction, some applications of friction in wedges, screws and bearings)
- Work and Energy
(Work, equilibrium, virtual work, potential energy and stability)
- Area and Mass Moments of Inertia