University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

For students of engineering & technology courses of first & second years of diploma polytechnic, degree, AMIE, IETE, UPSC (Engineering services)

Includes index.

Introduction -- Forces-composition, resolution of a force, laws of forces -- Moments and their applications (Including varigon's principle) -- Parallel forces and couples -- Equilibrium of forces, free body diagrams, lami's theorem and equations of static equilibrium) -- Support reactions -- Centre of gravity and centroid -- Moment of Inertia -- Principles of friction -- Applications of friction (Ladder, wedge and screw friction) -- Principles of lifting machines -- Simple lifting machines -- Linear motion under uniform acceleration (Equations of rectilinear motion) -- Projectile motion (Curvilinear motion-I) -- Motion of rotation -- Motion along a circular path (Curvilinear motion-II) (centripetal & centrifugal force & acceleration) -- Laws of motion, force, D Alembert's principle, dynamic equilibrium, momentum and impulse -- Impact due to collision of elastic bodies and law of conservation of momentum -- Work, power, energy and law of conservation of energy -- Analysis of perfect frames (Analytical method).