Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1996-01-18
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Throughout the text, a strong emphasis has been placed on the engineering significance of the subject area in addition to the mathematical methods of analysis. DLC: Dynamics.

Author Biography

William F. Riley is the author of Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Leroy D. Sturges is the author of Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

General Principles
3(17)
Introduction to Dynamics
3(1)
Newton's Laws
4(1)
Fundamental Quantities of Mechanics
5(1)
Units of Measurement
6(3)
Dimensional Considerations
9(1)
Method of Problem Solving
10(1)
Significance of Numerical Results
11(6)
Summary
13(4)
Kinematics of Particles
17(80)
Introduction
17(1)
Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
18(1)
Rectilinear Motion
19(16)
Relative Motion Along a Line
35(11)
Plane Curvilinear Motion
46(29)
The Gravitational Constant-g
48(14)
Smoothing Highway Turns
62(13)
Relative Motion in a Plane
75(7)
Space Curvilinear Motion
82(15)
Summary
89(8)
Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
97(88)
Introduction
97(2)
Translation
99(1)
Planar Motion
100(1)
Rotation About a Fixed Axis
101(10)
General Plane Motion
111(39)
Rotary Start-Stop Motion
112(9)
Linear Start-Stop Motion
121(10)
Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity
131(19)
Motion Relative to Rotating Axes
150(11)
Three-Dimensional Motion of a Rigid Body
161(24)
Summary
177(8)
Kinetics of Particles: Newton's Laws
185(62)
Introduction
185(1)
Equations of Motion
185(6)
Rectilinear Motion
191(22)
Weight and Gravitational Force
192(2)
Acceleration of a Drag Racer
194(34)
Catching a Satellite
228
Curvilinear Motion
213(11)
Central Force Motion
224(23)
Summary
237(10)
Kinetics of Rigid Bodies: Newton's Laws
247(80)
Introduction
247(1)
Equations for Plane Motion
247(3)
Moments and Products of Inertia
250(6)
Translation, Rotation, and General Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies
256(54)
Design of a Drag Racer
258(12)
Examples of Planar Motion
270(40)
Three-Dimensional Motion of a Rigid Body
310(7)
D'Alembert's Principle-Reversed Effective Forces
317(10)
Summary
320(7)
Kinetics of Particles: Work and Energy Methods
327(58)
Introduction
327(1)
Force, Distance, and Velocity
328(1)
Kinetic Energy
328(1)
Work of a Force
329(10)
Work of a Force
332(7)
Principle of Work and Energy
339(11)
Systems of Particles
350(11)
Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
361(5)
General Principle of Work and Energy
366(1)
Conservation of Energy
366(1)
Power and Efficiency
367(18)
Summary
379(6)
Kinetics of Rigid Bodies: Work and Energy Methods
385(44)
Introduction
385(1)
Work of Forces and Couples Acting on Rigid Bodies
386(3)
Kinetic Energy of Rigid Bodies in Plane Motion
389(2)
Principle of Work and Energy for the Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies
391(1)
Power
392(21)
Rotational Work-Energy-1
393(1)
Rotational Work-Energy-2
394(19)
Kinetic Energy of a Rigid Body in Three Dimensions
413(16)
Summary
421(8)
Kinetics of Particles: Impulse and Momentum
429(68)
Introduction
429(1)
Linear Impulse and Momentum of a Particle
430(8)
Interacting Systems of Particles
438(13)
Impulsive Forces
441(10)
Collision of Elastic Bodies
451(15)
Angular Impulse and Angular Momentum of a Particle
466(10)
Systems with Variable Mass
476(21)
Summary
491(6)
Kinetics of Rigid Bodies: Impulse and Momentum
497(46)
Introduction
497(1)
Linear Impulse and Momentum of a Rigid Body
497(1)
Angular Impulse and Momentum of a Rigid Body in Plane Motion
498(5)
Systems of Rigid Bodies
503(10)
Conservation of Angular Momentum
504(9)
Impact of Rigid Bodies
513(11)
Angular Impulse and Momentum of a Rigid Body in Three-Dimensional Motion
524(19)
Summary
537(6)
Mechanical Vibrations
543(56)
Introduction
543(1)
Undamped Free Vibrations
544(17)
Damped Free Vibrations
561(13)
Forced Vibrations
574(16)
Structural Vibrations
580(10)
Energy Methods
590(9)
Summary
595(4)
Appendix A 599(16)
Appendix B 615(10)
Answers to Selected Problems 625(6)
Index 631(6)
Photo Credits 637

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