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Originally posted by onewhippedpuppy
Good point Mike. Check out books by Hibbeler, they've been the most straight forward of all the engineering books I've had thus far for school.
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Yep, my "Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics" book is by Hibbeler. 3rd edition - copyright 1983! :>)
Stangely, if you're really creative and can make some simplifying (conservative) assumptions, you can analyze most things using 2 or 3 equations. I use sigma = F/A, sigma = Mc/I and tau = V/A (or 4V/3A) for alot of simple analyses. Throw in some Euler/Johnson column equations and you can do alot.
These three equations and the shear, moment and deflection equations for beams in the back of Shigley's will get you a long way.
Mike