Statics

A Student-Centered Approach

As of August 2023, this first-edition is about 75% complete. 

Work on this text will resume in Summer 2024.

Preliminaries

Part I: The Fundamentals of Statics

Lesson 1 - A Force -- or, a Tendency to Translate

Lesson 2 - A Moment -- or, a Tendency to Rotate

Lesson 3 - FBDs and Equations of Equilibrium (the E.o.E.)

Lesson 4 - Connections and Reactions

Lesson 5 - Static Equivalency

Lesson 6 - The Centroid of an Area

Lesson 7 - Friction

Part II: Applying Statics to Planar Structures

Lesson 8 - Beams: members subjected to bending

Lesson 9 - Trusses: explorations in triangulation

Lesson 10 - Cables: tensile shape-changers

Lesson 11 - Machines: assemblies of members that do work

Lesson 12 - Fluid Statics: liquids create loads on their containers

Part III: Applying Statics to Non-Planar Structures

Lesson 13 - 3D Statics, Part I

Lesson 14 - 3D Statics, Part II

Lesson 15 - 3D Statics, Part III

Part IV: Potpourri

These concepts are introduced in Statics, but not applied until subsequent courses

Lesson 16 - Internal Forces (and Moments)

Lesson 17 - Shear and Moment Diagrams

Lesson 18 - The Moment of Inertia