Application of mechanics to the study of static equilibrium of rigid and elastic bodies. Topics includes composition and resolution of forces; moments and couples; equivalent force systems; free-body ...

The course provides the fundamental concepts and techniques used in Engineering Statics. Two-dimensional statics are covered including force and moment systems, free body diagrams, equilibrium, ...

University of Delaware students in the sophomore level mechanical engineering course Statics, the study of forces acting on a system at rest, designed and fabricated wooden bicycles that would have ...