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Statics: Vector Mechanics For Engineers
Statics: Vector Mechanics For Engineers
CHAPTER
STATICS
Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Lecture Notes: J. Walt Oler Texas Tech University
Introduction
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Parallelogram Law
Principle of Transmissibility
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Three of the kinetic units, referred to (1 kg )1 m 1N = 2 as basic units, may be defined s arbitrarily. The fourth unit, referred U.S. Customary Units: to as a derived unit, must have a The basic units are length, time, and definition compatible with Newtons force which are arbitrarily defined as the 2nd Law, foot (ft), second (s), and pound (lb). v r F = ma Mass is the derived unit, = 1 lb 1slug = 1ft s
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