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Part of the Division of Applied Mechanics and the School of Engineering

Content summary

The study of Statics is the fundamental examination of the effects of Forces upon objects. Often referred to as the primary discipline within the field of Engineering Mechanics, statics explores the behavior of bodies moving at a constant velocity. Dynamics is the subsequent study of the forces acting upon bodies moving with a non-constant velocity (i.e accelerating).

Prerequisites

Mathematics

Physics

Learning Materials

Texts

Wikibooks:Statics

Statics Lessons

Assignments

Preliminary Study guide

Wikipedia article:Statics
Wikipedia article:Force
Wikipedia article:Particle
Wikipedia article:Rigid Body
Wikipedia article:Vector
Wikipedia article:Newtons laws
Wikipedia article:Units
Wikipedia article:Free Body Diagram

Readings

Peruse the appropriate sections of Wikibooks:Statics

Activities

References

Additional helpful readings include:

Basic Structural Theory; 2007, MIT
Engineering Mechanics: Statics (4th Ed.); Meriam & Kraige, 1997, Wiley New York
Vector Analysis Tutorial
Structural Elements; 2007, Cornell

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 ==Content summary==
-The study of [[w:statics|Statics]] is the fundamental examination of the effects of [[w:force|Forces]] upon objects.  Often referred to as the primary discipline within the field of Engineering Mechanics, statics explores the behavior of stationary bodies.  [[w:Dynamics|Dynamics]] is the subsequent study of forces upon moving bodies.
+The study of [[w:statics|Statics]] is the fundamental examination of the effects of [[w:force|Forces]] upon objects.  Often referred to as the primary discipline within the field of Engineering Mechanics, statics explores the behavior of bodies moving at a constant velocity.  [[w:Dynamics|Dynamics]] is the subsequent study of the forces acting upon bodies moving with a non-constant velocity (i.e accelerating).
 ==Prerequisites==