Application of mechanics to the study of static equilibrium of rigid and elastic bodies. Topics includes composition and resolution of forces; moments and couples; equivalent force systems; free-body ...

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In your study of statics, you have learned that if forces act at only points points on a rigid body, then the resultant forces acting at these two points must be collinear in order for the body to be ...

The material below and on this web site was originally created in 2000 and published in The Journal of Economic Education Volume 32, Number 4 / Fall 2001 Pages: 397 - 397. The web site was originally ...