"Statics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of force and torque acting on a physical system that does not experience an acceleration, but rather, is in static equilibrium with its environment."
Study of forces acting on and within structures that are in a state of constant motion or at rest.
Force Vectors: Understanding the concept of vectors and their component in different directions.
Equilibrium: Understanding how forces can be balanced for stable structures.
Free-Body Diagrams: Representing forces acting on a body.
Moments and Torques: Understanding how forces create moments and torques.
Centroid and Center of Gravity: Determining the center of mass for different shapes.
Friction: Understanding how friction affects structures.
Trusses: Analysis of structures which have been simplified to straight lines.
Beams: Understanding the forces acting on beams and how they are supported.
Frames and Machines: Structural analysis of load-bearing framework and machines.
Method of Joints and Method of Sections: Two different ways of calculating forces on a structure.
Cables and Tension: Understanding the forces in tension in cables.
Distributed Loads: Analyzing forces that are distributed over an area or volume.
Three-Dimensional Analysis: Understanding how forces affect structures in 3D space.
Stability and Buckling: Looking at how structures respond under external forces and axial loads.
Structural Statics: Structural statics involves analyzing and designing structures to ensure they remain stable and performing properly under various loads.
Mechanics of Materials Statics: Mechanics of Materials Statics deals with determining the properties and behavior of materials and how they respond to external force and loads.
Computational Statics: Computational statics involves using numerical methods to solve complex structural problems, such as optimization of a system or finding critical loads.
Engineering Statics: Engineering statics refers to the application of statics principles to analyze and solve engineering problems, such as determining forces acting on a structure or designing load-bearing structures.
Dynamics Statics: Dynamics statics focuses on the motion of structures subjected to external forces over time, including the impact of materials and geometric constraints.
Truss Statics: Truss statics involves analyzing the behavior of structures made from interconnected triangles, such as bridges and roof structures.
Beam Statics: Beam statics involves analyzing the behavior of beams, including their deformation under loads, the distribution of stresses and strains, and their ability to support weight.
Cable Statics: Cable statics concerns analyzing the behavior of cable systems, including their tension and force distribution under loads, and their stability.
Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Statics: This area involves analyzing and designing structures to withstand vibrations, earthquakes and other extreme dynamic loads.
Fluid Statics: Fluid statics involves analyzing the behavior of fluids at rest, including pressure distribution, buoyancy, and flow resistance.
"Newton's second law states that F = ma (the bold font indicates a vector quantity, i.e. one with both magnitude and direction)."
"If a = 0, then F = 0."
"As for a system in static equilibrium, the acceleration equals zero, the system is either at rest, or its center of mass moves at constant velocity."
"M = Iα = 0."
"I is the moment of inertia of the mass."
"For a system where α = 0, it is also true that M = 0."
"Together, the equations F = ma = 0 (the 'first condition for equilibrium') and M = Iα = 0 (the 'second condition for equilibrium') can be used to solve for unknown quantities acting on the system."
"Statics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of force and torque acting on a physical system."
"Newton's second law states that F = ma."
"If a = 0, then F = 0."
"M = Iα."
"For a system where α = 0, it is also true that M = 0."
"The equations F = ma = 0 and M = Iα = 0 can be used to solve for unknown quantities acting on the system."
"Statics is the branch of classical mechanics."
"F = ma (the bold font indicates a vector quantity, i.e. one with both magnitude and direction)."
"If a = 0, then F = 0."
"The system is either at rest, or its center of mass moves at constant velocity."
"M = Iα = 0."
"The equations F = ma = 0 and M = Iα = 0 can be used to solve for unknown quantities acting on the system."