This book is written for students in two-vear or four-year engineereeing technology programs, although technicians in industry may also find the numerous compputerous computer programs to be valuable tools. Our aim is to prepare studtnes for industry, and will not be adequately prepared without a working knowledge of computers. However, running "canned" programs without a thorough understanding of the subject is dangerous and is strongly discouraged.
The objective of this book is to teach the students basic statics and strength of materials. Worked Example problems, using a hand-held calculator, cover each topic, and it is not until the end of each chapter that computer programs are introduced. Calculus is not required for a complete understanding of the text, but pages titled "Using Calculus" give more detailed presentations for the stdents who have an understanding of elementary calclus. A basic understanding of the students who heve an understanding of elementary calculus A basic understanding of trigonometry is required.
After the students have a thorough understanding of the principles involved and the governing equations, the computer programs not only remove the drudgery of computation, they allow fairly complicated problems to be solved with ease. Students gain a greater understanding of the subject by simply changing input values and seeing what happens. For example, suppose a flange coupling has eight1/2-in. bolts. What would happen to the maximum power rating if the design were changed to six 9/16-in bolts? The answer can be seen immediately.
1. Introduction
2. Forces
3. Moment
4. Nonconcurrent Forces, Frames, and Trusses
5. Friction
6. Direct Stress
7. Material Properties
8. Thermal Stress
9. Connection
10. Pressure Vessels
etc.