Engineering Mechanics

by Hibbeler, R. C.

• ISBN13: 9780135782613
• ISBN10: 0135782619
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780130200044
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

The material is reinforced with numerous examples to illustrate principles and imaginative, well-illustrated problems of varying degrees of difficulty. Impeccably accurate from cover to cover, the book presents an unrivaled commitment to the development of problem-solving skills and features the many trademark pedagogical features that have made Hibbeler synonymous with excellence in the field. The Eighth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to offer insightful new problems, improved examples, and an enhanced full-color art program.

Table of Contents

Dynamics
Kinematics of a Particle	3	(94)
Chapter Objectives	3	(1)
Introduction	3	(2)
Rectilinear Kinematics: Continuous Motion	5	(12)
Rectilinear Kinematics: Erratic Motion	17	(13)
General Curvilinear Motion	30	(2)
Curvilinear Motion: Rectangular Components	32	(5)
Motion of a Projectile	37	(11)
Curvilinear Motion: Normal and Tangential Components	48	(13)
Curvilinear Motion: Cylindrical Components	61	(15)
Absolute Dependent Motion Analysis of Two Particles	76	(6)
Relative-Motion Analysis of Two Particles Using Translating Axes	82	(15)
Kinetics of a Particle: Force and Acceleration	97	(62)
Chapter Objectives	97	(1)
Newton's Laws of Motion	97	(4)
The Equation of Motion	101	(3)
Equation of Motion for a System of Particles	104	(956)
Equations of Motion: Rectangular Coordinates	1060
Equations of Motion: Normal and Tangential Coordinates	123	(12)
Equations of Motion: Cylindrical Coordinates	135	(11)
Central-Force Motion and Space Mechanics	146	(13)
Kinetics of a Particle: Work and Energy	159	(48)
Chapter Objectives	159	(1)
The Work of a Force	159	(5)
Principle of Work and Energy	164	(2)
Principle of Work and Energy for a System of Particles	166	(16)
Power and Efficiency	182	(8)
Conservative Forces and Potential Energy	190	(4)
Conservation of Energy	194	(13)
Kinetics of a Particle: Impulse and Momentum	207	(69)
Chapter Objectives	207	(1)
Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum	207	(7)
Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum for a System of Particles	214	(8)
Conservation of Linear Momentum for a System of Particles	222	(11)
Impact	233	(13)
Angular Momentum	246	(1)
Relation Between Moment of a Force and Angular Momentum	247	(3)
Angular Impulse and Momentum Principles	250	(10)
Steady Fluid Streams	260	(5)
Propulsion with Variable Mass	265	(11)
Review 1 Kinematics and Kinetics of a Particle	276	(224)
Planar Kinematics of a Rigid Body	289	(82)
Chapter Objectives	289	(1)
Rigid-Body Motion	289	(2)
Translation	291	(1)
Rotation About a Fixed Axis	292	(15)
Absolute General Plane Motion Analysis	307	(8)
Relative-Motion Analysis: Velocity	315	(14)
Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity	329	(10)
Relative-Motion Analysis: Acceleration	339	(15)
Relative-Motion Analysis Using Rotating Axes	354	(17)
Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Force and Acceleration	371	(60)
Chapter Objectives	371	(1)
Moment of Inertia	371	(14)
Planar Kinetic Equations of Motion	385	(3)
Equations of Motion: Translation	388	(12)
Equations of Motion: Rotation About a Fixed Axes	400	(16)
Equations of Motion: General Plane Motion	416	(15)
Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Work and Energy	431	(34)
Chapter Objectives	431	(1)
Kinetic Energy	431	(4)
The Work of a Force	435	(2)
The Work of a Couple	437	(2)
Principle of Work and Energy	439	(14)
Conservation of Energy	453	(12)
Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Impulse and Momentum	465	(35)
Chapter Objectives	465	(1)
Linear and Angular Momentum	465	(6)
Principle of Impulse and Momentum	471	(15)
Conservation of Momentum	486	(4)
Eccentric Impact	490	(10)
Review 2 Planar Kinematics and Kinetics of a Rigid Body	500	(161)
Three-Dimensional Kinematics of a Rigid Body	515	(30)
Chapter Objectives	515	(1)
Rotation About a Fixed Point	515	(3)
The Time Derivative of a Vector Measured from a Fixed and Translating-Rotating System	518	(5)
General Motion	523	(9)
Relative-Motion Analysis Using Translating and Rotating Axes	532	(13)
Three-Dimensional Kinetics of a Rigid Body	545	(50)
Chapter Objectives	545	(1)
Moments and Products of Inertia	545	(10)
Angular Momentum	555	(3)
Kinetic Energy	558	(8)
Equations of Motion	566	(14)
Gyroscopic Motion	580	(6)
Torque-Free Motion	586	(9)
Vibrations	595	(66)
Chapter Objectives	595	(1)
Undamped Free Vibration	595	(13)
Energy Methods	608	(6)
Undamped Forced Vibration	614	(4)
Viscous Damped Free Vibration	618	(3)
Viscous Damped Forced Vibration	621	(3)
Electrical Circuit Analogs	624	(6)
Appendixes
A. Mathematical Expressions	630	(2)
B. Numerical and Computer Analysis	632	(9)
C. Vector Analysis	641	(4)
D. Review for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination	645	(16)
Answers to Selected Problems	661	(9)
Index	670