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STATICS
Ferdinand P. Beer
E. Russell Johnston, Jr.
Introduction
Lecture Notes:
J. Walt Oler
Texas Tech University
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Parallelogram Law
F ma
Newtons Third Law: The forces of action and
reaction between two particles have the same
magnitude and line of action with opposite
sense.
Principle of Transmissibility
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Mass is the derived unit,
F
m
a
1 lb
1slug
1ft s
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