Rigid Body Statics - Engineering with Confidence

Master the Art of Equilibrium

Create stable and durable structures with rigid body statics.

Why Rigid Body Statics?
  • Safety: Calculate forces and moments with precision.
  • Versatility: From bridges to wind turbines - applicable everywhere.
  • Easy to understand: Grasp the fundamentals quickly and easily.
What you'll learn:
  • Laws of statics: Recognize the forces acting on your structure.
  • Support conditions: Choose the right supports for maximum stability.
  • Calculations: Determine optimal support reactions.
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Become the engineer of the future. Expand your knowledge and build with confidence!

USA Golden Gate Bridge 2019.

Contents - At a Glance

Introduction
  1. Mechanics: What's the big deal?
  2. Classification of Technical Mechanics
Fundamentals
  1. Forces – The Hidden Powers that Shape our World
    1. The Force Vector – More than just Mass times Acceleration
    2. Load Determination: The Invisible Dance of Forces
    3. Cut-Free and Free Body Diagram - The Superpowers of Engineering Mechanics
    4. An Overview of Forces - Classification and Properties in Engineering Mechanics
  2. What is a Rigid Body? All the Essentials at a Glance
  3. Degrees of Freedom - More Than Just Room to Move
  4. The Axioms of Rigid Body Mechanics: The Cornerstones of Classical Mechanics
    1. The Equilibrium Axiom - The Physics of Tug-of-War
    2. The Principle of Action and Reaction - A Duet of Forces
    3. The Principle of Transmissibility of Forces - A Magical Property
    4. The Superposition Principle - Balancing Act
    5. The Parallelogram of Forces - An Indispensable Tool in Rigid Body Statics
    6. The Law of Inertia for Rigid Body Statics - The Foundation for the Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Central Force Systems: Forces with a Common Point of Application
  1. Introduction
  2. First Basic Task: Reduction to a Single Force - Graphical Solution
  3. First Basic Task: Reduction to a Single Force - Analytical Solution
  4. Second Basic Task: Equilibrium - Graphical Solution
  5. Second Basic Task: Equilibrium - Analytical Solution
  6. Third Basic Task: Decomposition of a Force - Graphical Solution
  7. Third Basic Task: Decomposition of a Force - Analytical Solution