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2.2.1 Statics ______________________________________________________________ 7
Mass, force and weight ____________________________________________________ 7
Moments, couples and torque ______________________________________________ 15
Centre of gravity (centre of mass) ___________________________________________ 32
Vectors________________________________________________________________ 52
Stress, strain and elasticit _________________________________________________ 99
Secondary stresses – shear, torsion and bending ______________________________ 102
Structural definitions ____________________________________________________ 114
Materials behaviour _____________________________________________________ 116
Shear force and bending moment diagrams __________________________________ 118
Nature and properties of solids, liquids and gas _______________________________ 130
Pressure _____________________________________________________________ 136
Barometers ___________________________________________________________ 150
Humidity______________________________________________________________ 154
Pressure and force (hydrostatics) __________________________________________ 158
Fluid pressure and depth _________________________________________________ 182
Buoyancy in liquids _____________________________________________________ 188

2.2.2 Kinetics ___________________________________________________________ 201
Linear movement _______________________________________________________ 201
Rotational movement ____________________________________________________ 210
Centrifugal / centripetal acceleration ________________________________________ 222
Periodic motion ________________________________________________________ 228
Simple theory of vibration ________________________________________________ 234
Velocity ratio, mechanical advantage and efficiency ____________________________ 247
Gear trains and gear ratios _______________________________________________ 266

2.2.3 Dynamics _________________________________________________________ 277
Mass ________________________________________________________________ 277
Force and inertia _______________________________________________________ 277
Work, energy and power _________________________________________________ 295
Momentum and conservation of momentum __________________________________ 305
Impulse ______________________________________________________________ 312
Gyroscopic principles____________________________________________________ 316
Friction _______________________________________________________________ 324

2.2.4 Fluid dynamics _____________________________________________________ 333
Specific gravity and density _______________________________________________ 333
Viscosity______________________________________________________________ 340
Fluid resistance and streamlining __________________________________________ 344
Effects of compressibility on fluids __________________________________________ 348
Static, dynamic and total pressure __________________________________________ 350
Bernoulli’s theorem and the venturi _________________________________________ 352

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