Engineering mechanics : an introduction to statics, dynamics and strength of materials /
Introduction to statics, dynamics and strength of materials
Val Ivanoff.
- xv, 461 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Mechanical engineering science -- Mathematical tools--Fundamental concepts and units -- Force and gravity -- Concurrent forces -- Non-concurrent forces -- Reactions at beam supports -- Pin reactions in frames -- Internal forces in trusses -- Dry sliding friction -- Friction on inclined planes -- Screws and wedges -- Linear motion -- Rotational motion -- Circular motion -- Work and power -- Mechanical energy -- Conservation of energy -- The force-acceleration method -- The work-energy method -- The impulse-momentum method -- The law of a machine -- Simple machines -- Mechanical drives -- Tensile stress -- Compressive and thermal stresses -- Shear and torsional stresses -- Shear force and bending moment -- Bending stress -- Deflection of beams -- Bolted and welded joints -- Pressure vessels -- Power transmission by shafts.
This text is designed to meet the requirements of the following modules from the TAFE Engineering Technician and Engineering Associate curriculum: Statics (EA859), Introductory dynamics (EA772), Introductory strength of materials (EA804)