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CONTENTS
3.
Parallel Forces in a
Plane
PAGE
24.
Graphical
Methods
34
25.
Principle
of Moments
38
26.
Algebraic
Method
40
27.
Couples
44
4.
Non-concurrent, Non-parallel
Forces
in
a Plane
28.
Graphical
Methods
48
29.
Principle
of Moments
49
30.
Algebraic
Method
50
5.
Concurrent Forces in
Space
31.
Graphical
Method
53
32.
Algebraic
Method
54
6. Parallel Forces
in
Space
33.
Graphical
Method
56
34.
Principle
of Moments
57
35.
Algebraic
Method
57
7.
Couples
in
Space
36.
Resultant of
a
System
of
Couples
60
37.
Composition
of
Couples by
Means of Vectors
62
38.
Resolution
of
Couples
64
8.
Non-concurrent, Non-parallel
Forces
in
Space
39.
Graphical
Method
65
40.
Principle
of Moments
65
41.
Algebraic
Method
66
CHAPTER
III.
EQUILIBRIUM
OF FORCE SYSTEMS
1.
Introduction
42.
Preliminary
69
43.
Graphical
Conditions
of
Equilibrium
70
44.
Algebraic
Conditions of
Equilibrium
70
2. Collinear Forces
45.
Equations
of
Equilibrium
72
3.
Concurrent Forces
in
a
Plane
46.
Equations
of
Equilibrium
73
47 Lami's
Theorem
74
48
Three
Forces in
Equilibrium
75
4.
Parallel Forces
in a
Plane
49.
Equations
of
Equilibrium
78