Engineering Mechanics: Statics

Statics, the branch of Engineering Mechanics dealing with the analysis of force interactions in bodies at equilibrium, mainly comprises of study of structures. In engineering mechanics an arrangement of rigid members connected in certain patterns is called as a structure. A bridge, a communication tower and frame of an automobile all are structures. Mechanisms and machines in static configuration, when the forces are balanced and there is no motion, are also analyzed for force interactions under Statics in Engineering Mechanics. Static mechanisms and machines are analogous to structures for force analysis.Bodies at rest have internal forces acting between its different parts and have force interaction with the other bodies in contact.