The book includes three parts: statics, kinematics, and kinetics, h is divided into sixteen chapters. The first part, statics, introduces basic concepts and principles of statics,the free-body diagrams, resultants and equilibrium of force system, friction, and the principle of virtual displacement, etc.. The second part, kinematics, covers kinematics of a point, translation and rotation of rigid bodies, composite motion of a point, and plane motion of rigid bodies. The third part, kinetics, covers fundamental laws of kinetics and differential equations of a particle, the principle of linear impulse and momentum, the principle of angular impulse and momentum, the principle of work and kinetic energy, and D' Alembert' s principle. For most specialties with moderate period of theoretical mechanics, the use of this book should be enough.

This book is based on the basic teaching requirement for the course of theoretical mechanics in advanced industrial colleges in the People's Republic of China.

The book includes 16 chapters: principles of statics and the free-body diagrams, basic operations with force systems, reductions and resultants of force systems, equilibrium of coplanar force systems, equilibrium of noncoplanar force systems, friction, kinematics of a point, translation and rotation of rigid bodies, composite motion of a point, plane motion of rigid bodies, kinetics of a particle, principle of linear impulse and momentum, principle of angular impulse and momentum, principle of work and kinetic .energy, D' Alembert' s principle, and principle of virtual displacements.

This book can be used as a bilingual teaching textbook of the course of theoretical mechanics for undergraduates in advanced engineering universities. It can also be used as a reference for related teachers, students, and engineering technicians.

Part 1 Statics

Introduction

Chapter 1 Principles of Statics and the Free-Body Diagrams

  1.1 Fundamental Concepts of Statics

  1.2 Principles of Statics

  1.3 Reactions of Supports

  1.4 Free-Body Diagram of a Body

  Problems

Chapter 2 Basic Operations with Force Systems

  2.1 Reduction of C(mcunent Force Systems

  2.2 Mommt of a Force about a Point

  2.3 Moment of a Force about an Axis

  2.4 Couples

Chapter 3 Reductions and Resultants of Foree Systerm

  3.1 Changing the Line of Action of a Force

  3.2 Redudicm of a Force System

  3.3 Resultants of Force Systems

  Problems

Chapter 4 Equilibrium of Coplanar Force Systems

  4.1 Coplanar Equilibrium Equations

  4.2 Equilibrium of Composite Bodies

  4.3 Simple Plane Tresses

  Problems

Chapter 5 Equilibrium of Noncoplanar Force Systems

  5.1 Supports for Noncoplanar Loads

  5.2 Noncoplanar Equilibrium Equations

  5.3 Center of Gravity and Centroid

  Problems

Chapter 6 Friction

  6.1 Dry Friction

  6.2 Theory of Dry Friction

  6.3 Equilibrium Problem Involving Friction

  6.4 Angle of Friction and Phenomena of Serf-Locking

  6.5 Rolling Resistance

  Problems

Part 2 Kinematics

Introduction

Chapter 7 Kinematies of a Point

  7.1 Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

  7.2 Method of Rectangular Coordinates

  7.3 Method of Normal and Tangential Coordinates

  Problems

Chapter 8 Translation and Rotation of Rigid Bodies

  8.1 Translation of a Rigid Body

  8.2 Rotation of a Rigid Body about a Fixed Axis

  Problems

Chapter 9 Composite Motion of a Point

  9.1 Concepts of Composite Motion of a Point

  9.2 Comosition of Velocities of a Point

  9.3 Composition of Accelerations of a Point

  Problems

Chapter 10 Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies

  10.1 Analysis of Plane Motion

  10.2 Velocities of any Point in a Rigid Body

  10.3 Instantaneous Center for Velocities

  10.4 Accelerations of any Point in a Rigid Body

  Problems

Part 3 Kinetics

Introduction

Chapter 11 Kinetics of a Particle

  11.1 Newton's Laws of Motion

  11.2 Differential Equations of Motion of a Particle

  Problems

Chapter 12 Principle of Line Impulse and Momentum

  12.1 Impulse and Momentum

  12.2 Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum

  12.3 Motion of the Mass Center for a System of Particles

  Problems

Chapter 13 Princinle of Anguaar Imputse and Momentmn

  13.1 Angular Impulse and Angular Momentum

  13.2 Principle of Angular Impulse and Momentum

  13.3 Differential Equation of Rotation of a Rigid Body about a Fixed Axis

  13.4 Mass Moment of Inertia

  13.5 Differential Equations of Plane Motion of a Rigid Body

  Problems

Chapter 14 Principle of Work and Kinetic Energy

  14.1 Work Done by Forces

  14.2 Kinetic Energy

  14.3 Principle of Work and Kinetic Energy

  14.4 Potential Energy and the Conservation of Mechanical Energy

  14.5 Power and Efficiency

  Problems

Chapter 15 D'Alembert's Principle

  15.1 Inertial Force and D'Alembert's Principle of a Particle

  15.2 D' Alembert's Principle of a System of Particles

  15.3 Reduction of a System of Inertial Forces of a Rigid Body

  15.4 Dynamical Pressures on Beatings

  Problems

Chapter 16 Principle of Virtual Displacements

  16.1 Constraints, Virtual Displacements, and Virtual Work

  16.2 Principle of Virtual Displacements

  Problems

Answers to Problems

Reference