ENGINEERING MECHANICS
STATICS
TENTH EDITION
R. C. Hibbeler
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,Contents
1 General Principles 1
2 Force Vectors 5
3 Equilibrium of a Particle 77
4 Force System Resultants 129
5 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body 206
6 Structural Analysis 261
7 Internal Forces 391
8 Friction 476
9 Center of Gravity and Centroid 556
10 Moments of Inertia 619
11 Virtual Work 680
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