Statics is the first volume of a three-volume textbook on Engineering Mechanics . The authors
using a time-honoured straightforward and flexible approach present the basic concepts and
principles of mechanics in the clearest and simplest form possible to advanced undergraduate
engineering students of various disciplines and different educational backgrounds. An important
objective of this book is to develop problem solving skills in a systematic manner. Another aim
of this volume is to provide engineering students as well as practising engineers with a solid
foundation to help them bridge the gap between undergraduate studies on the one hand and
advanced courses on mechanics and or practical engineering problems on the other. The book
contains numerous examples along with their complete solutions. Emphasis is placed upon
student participation in problem solving. The contents of the book correspond to the topics
normally covered in courseson basic engineering mechanics at universities and colleges. Now in
its second English edition this material has been in use for two decades in Germany and has
benefited from many practical improvements and the authors' teaching experience over the years.
New to this edition are the extra supplementary examples available online as well as the
TM-tools necessary to work with this method.
