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Hydrostatics

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Hydraulics is the study of fluids and is divided into hydrostatics (concerning fluids at rest) and hydrodynamics (concerning fluids in motion).

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  1. West Ham College of Technology, UK

    R. C. Stephens M.SC.(ENG.), C.ENG., M.I.MECH.E. (Formerly Principal Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering)

  2. The University of Natal, Durban, South Africa

    J. J. Ward M.SC.(ENG.), C.ENG., M.I.MECH.E., F.R.A.S. (Formerly Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering)

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  1. R. C. Stephens M.SC.(ENG.), C.ENG., M.I.MECH.E.
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© 1972 R. C. Stephens and J. J. Ward

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Stephens, R.C., Ward, J.J. (1972). Hydrostatics. In: Applied Mechanics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00870-4_14

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00870-4_14

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