1.1 What is friction? Take this everyday example: when a coffee mug rests on a flat table, the kinetic frictional force is zero. There is no force trying to move the mug across the table, so there is ...

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, ...

The phenomenon of friction, when studied on a nanoscale, is more complex than previously thought. When friction occurs, an object does not simply slide its surface over that of another, it also makes ...