Engineering

For core introductory statics and dynamics courses found in mechanical, civil, aeronautical, or engineering mechanics departments.

These texts present the foundations and applications of statics and dynamics by emphasizing the importance of visual analysis of topics—especially through the use of free body diagrams. It also promotes a problem-solving approach to solving examples through its strategy, solution, and discussion format in examples. The authors further include design and computational examples that help instructors integrate these ABET 2000 requirements.

• True problem-solving approach in examples—Structures most examples into three sections: Strategy, Solution, and Discussion: Strategy—Lays out plan of attack for example. Encourages students to think about the challenges inherent in an example. Solutions—A complete step-by-step solution follows that focuses heavily on free-body diagrams and uses them as a tool. Discussion—Asks the student to consider alternate methods of solution or propose ways to re-check work.

  • Encourages students to think about how to solve examples v. following a list.

• Engineering design—Includes “Application to Engineering” examples that provide discussions of the uses of statics in engineering design. Text also includes design problems and group oriented design projects.

• Emphasizes application—Places statics and dynamics within the context of engineering practice by including applications from many fields of engineering.

• Computational mechanics examples—Provide optional self-contained examples. Professors can use any programming language or math solver of their choice. MATLAB/MathCAD mechanics tutorials available at Bedford website.

• Contains more examples than competing texts for students who learn primarily through examples.

• NEW - Completely accuracy checked.

• NEW - All examples now titled to indicate exactly what material they cover.

• NEW - Enhanced graphic design and improved art programs.

  • Engages students with more real-world photographs.

• NEW - Study questions—Many sections end with 3-4 brief, open ended study questions.

  • Tests students' understanding of a section.

Statics Edition

• NEW - Strengthened coverage of FBDs.

• NEW - A revised discussion of loads (Ch. 6).

• NEW - 400 new or revised problems—Provide ample opportunity to review concepts.

Dynamics Edition

• NEW - More free-body and kinetic diagrams—In many of the worked examples.

• NEW - 300 new or revised Problems.

• NEW - A revised discussion of reference frames—Throughout the text, especially in Chs. 2 and 6.

• NEW - Revised discussion of 3D rigid body dynamics (Ch. 9).

• NEW - D'Alambert's Principle moved to an appendix.

Supplements

• NEW - Testing/Quizzing—Algorithmically generated problems available online for student/professor use. Keyed to the text problems, students can quiz themselves on problems similar to those in the text, receive feedback/answers, and even report their results electronically to professor as homework. All problems generated by algorithm so every student solves a different problem.

• NEW - Solutions Manual with Presentation CD—Contains completely solved solutions with problems statements and a CD with art figures as PowerPoint slides and PDF files.

• NEW - Concepts Quizzing—Website's non-password protected section contains T/F and multiple choice questions on Statics/Dynamics concepts organized by book and chapter.

• NEW - ADAMS Models—Website contains a selection of models and AVIs created by and for ADAMS simulation software. Information about site licenses also available at the website.

• NEW - Course Management options for 2002—CourseCompass, WebCT, and Blackboard support.

• NEW - Study Packs for Statics and Dynamics—Contains Free Body Diagram Workbook, Working Model CD-ROM, and Drill Website containing practice problems with full solutions.

• NEW - 100 page workbook—Guides students through numerous free body diagram problems. Full explanations and solutions are provided.

• NEW - Working Model Based CD-ROM—Simulations using art from the book to provide a one to one correlation between book and CD. Students do not need to know how to program working model. All simulations are preset and students can experiment with them by simply adjusting sliders that change values.

• NEW - Password protected website—Provides over 500 statics/dynamics problems with solutions. Solutions contain both math and associated free body diagrams. Password for the site is listed on the inside cover of the Study Pack workbook.

• NEW - MATLAB/MathCAD tutorials—20 tutorials for engineering mechanics covered in both packages. Available to download from password protected part of the site.

• Completely accuracy checked.

• All examples now titled to indicate exactly what material they cover.

• Enhanced graphic design and improved art programs.

  • Engages students with more real-world photographs.

• Study questions—Many sections end with 3-4 brief, open ended study questions.

  • Tests students' understanding of a section.

• Strengthened coverage of FBDs.

• A revised discussion of loads (Ch. 6).

• 400 new or revised problems—Provide ample opportunity to review concepts.

• More free-body and kinetic diagrams—In many of the worked examples.

• 300 new or revised Problems.

• A revised discussion of reference frames—Throughout the text, especially in Chs. 2 and 6.

• Revised discussion of 3D rigid body dynamics (Ch. 9).

• D'Alambert's Principle moved to an appendix.

• Testing/Quizzing—Algorithmically generated problems available online for student/professor use. Keyed to the text problems, students can quiz themselves on problems similar to those in the text, receive feedback/answers, and even report their results electronically to professor as homework. All problems generated by algorithm so every student solves a different problem.

• Solutions Manual with Presentation CD—Contains completely solved solutions with problems statements and a CD with art figures as PowerPoint slides and PDF files.

• Concepts Quizzing—Website's non-password protected section contains T/F and multiple choice questions on Statics/Dynamics concepts organized by book and chapter.

• ADAMS Models—Website contains a selection of models and AVIs created by and for ADAMS simulation software. Information about site licenses also available at the website.

• Course Management options for 2002—CourseCompass, WebCT, and Blackboard support.

• Study Packs for Statics and Dynamics—Contains Free Body Diagram Workbook, Working Model CD-ROM, and Drill Website containing practice problems with full solutions.

• 100 page workbook—Guides students through numerous free body diagram problems. Full explanations and solutions are provided.

• Working Model Based CD-ROM—Simulations using art from the book to provide a one to one correlation between book and CD. Students do not need to know how to program working model. All simulations are preset and students can experiment with them by simply adjusting sliders that change values.

• Password protected website—Provides over 500 statics/dynamics problems with solutions. Solutions contain both math and associated free body diagrams. Password for the site is listed on the inside cover of the Study Pack workbook.

• MATLAB/MathCAD tutorials—20 tutorials for engineering mechanics covered in both packages. Available to download from password protected part of the site.

STATICS.

3. Forces.

4. Systems of Forces and Moments.

5. Objects in Equilibrium.

6. Structures in Equilibrium.

7. Centroids and Centers of Mass 316

8. Moments of Inertia.

9. Friction.

10. Internal Forces and Moments.

11. Virtual Work and Potential Energy.

APPENDICES.

DYNAMICS.

16. Momentum Methods.

17. Planar Kinematics of Rigid Bodies.

18. Planar Dynamics of Rigid Bodies.

19. Energy and Momentum in Rigid-Body Dynamics.

20. Three-Dimensional Kinematics and Dynamics of Rigid Bodies.

21. Vibrations 506

APPENDICES.

Combined Statics and Dynamics  [CORE TEXTS]   (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Combined Statics and Dynamics  [CORE TEXTS]   (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)

Anthony Bedford is Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his B.S. degree at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.S. degree at the California Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. degree at Rice University in 1967. He has industrial experience at Douglas Aircraft Company and at TRW, where he did structural dynamics and trajectory analyses for the Apollo program. He has been on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin since 1968. He is a member of the University of Texas Academy of Distinguished Teachers and has received several teaching awards over the years.

Dr. Bedford's main professional activity has been education and research in engineering mechanics. He has been principal investigator on grants from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research, and from 1973 until 1983 was a consultant to Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. His other books include Hamilton's Principle in Continuum Mechanics, Introduction to Elastic Wave Propagation (with D.S. Drumheller), and Mechanics of Materials (with K.M. Liechti).

Wallace T. Fowler holds the Paul D. and Betty Robertson Meek Professorship in Engineering in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Fowler received his B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Texas at Austin, and has been on the faculty there since 1965. During Fall 1976, he was on the staff of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California, and in 1981-1982 he was a visiting professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Since 1991 he has been Associate Director of the Texas Space Grant Consortium.

Dr. Fowler's areas of teaching and research are dynamics, orbital mechanics, anti spacecraft mission design. He is author or coauthor of technical papers on trajectory optimization, attitude dynamics, and space mission planning and has also published papers on the theory and practice of engineering teaching. He has received numerous teaching awards including the Chancellor's Council Outstanding Teaching Award, the General Dynamics Teaching Excellence Award, the Halliburton Education Foundation Award of Excellence, the ASEE Fred Merryfleld Design Award, and the AIAA-ASEE Distinguished Aerospace Educator. Award. He is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a licensed professional engineer, a member of several technical societies, and a Fellow of both the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Society for Engineering Education. In 2000-2001, he served as president of the American Society for Engineering Education.

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