Engineering Mechanics: Statistics Customized for VTU

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Meriam and Kraige provide the most comprehensive coverage of how to draw free body diagrams. Through text discussion and assignable homework problems students will learn that drawing free body diagrams is the most important skill needed to learn how to solve mechanics problems. Meriam and Kraige teach students the appropriate techniques and then apply them consistently in solutions of mechanics problems. About The Author Dr. James Lathrop Meriam was an internationally known author and professor of engineering and was regarded as a pioneer in engineering education during the last century. He spent 21 years as a faculty member of University of California-Berkley, during which time he served as the dean of graduate studies and the the chairman of the Division of Mechanics and Design. Over the span of his career, Dr. Meriam received numerous awards including the Outstanding Faculty Award of Tau Beta Pi and the Distinguished Educator Award from the American Society for Engineering Education. He was a member of the ASEE and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Table Of Contents Introduction to Statics Force Systems Equilibrium Structures Distributed Forces Friction Virtual Work Appendix A: Area Moments of Inertia Appendix B: Summary of Mass Moments of Inertia Appendix C: Selected Topics of Mathematics Appendix D: Useful Tables