ENGINEERING MECHANICS STATICS AND DYNAMICS Chapter 1. General Principles part - 1
ENGINEERING MECHANICS STATICS AND DYNAMICS Chapter 1. General Principles Part - 1 Mechanics , Fundamental Concepts Author:- Jakkir Hussain. CHAPTER OBJECTIVES ◆ To provide an introduction to the basic quantities and idealizations of mechanics. ◆ To give a statement of Newton's Laws of Motion and Gravitation. ◆ To review the principles for applying the Sl system of units. ◆ To examine the standard procedures for performing numerical calculations. ◆ To present a general guide for solving problems. 1.1 Mechanics Mechanics is a branch of the physical sciences that is concerned with the state of rest or motion of bodies that are subjected to the action of forces. In general, this subject can be subdivided into three branches: rigid-body mechanics, deformable-body mechanics, and fluid mechanics. In this book we will study rigid-body mechanics since it is a basic requirement for the study of the mechanics of deformable bodies and the mechanics of fluids. Furthermore, r...