Zonder energie staat alles stil. Duurzame energie is een belangrijk onderwerp met hoge maatschappelijke relevantie. Niet voor niets is het in hogere technische opleidingen een wezenlijk onderdeel van het curriculum.

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Statica is een standaardwerk voor dit onderwerp, met de didactische kwaliteiten waar Russel C. Hibbeler beroemd om is binnen het vakgebied. De principes van de statica worden toegepast op situaties die aanvankelijk eenvoudig zijn en vervolgens steeds ingewikkelder worden. In het boek zijn honderden nieuwe vraagstukken en illustraties toegevoegd. De theorie is aangevuld met talloze praktische voorbeelden en met aansprekende en fraai geïllustreerde vraagstukken.

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