Engineers need to be familiar with the fundamental principles and concepts in materials and structures in order to be able to design structurers to resist failures. For 4 decades, this book has provided engineers with these fundamentals. Thoroughly updated, the book has been expanded to cover everything on materials and structures that engineering students are likely to need. Starting with basic mechanics, the book goes on to cover modern numerical techniques such as matrix and finite element methods. There is also additional material on composite materials, thick shells, flat plates and the vibrations of complex structures. Illustrated throughout with worked examples, the book also provides numerous problems for students to attempt. New edition introducing modern numerical techniques, such as matrix and finite element methods Covers requirements for an engineering undergraduate course on strength of materials and structures
Strength of Materials and Structures: An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids and Structures
The second edition of this highly informative book retains much original material covering the principles of structural mechanics and the strength of materials, together with the underlying concepts requisite to the theory of structure and ...
The second edition of this highly informative book retains much original material covering the principles of structural mechanics and the strength of materials, together with the underlying concepts requisite to the theory of structure and ...
This book is the first to bridge the often disparate bodies of knowledge now known as applied mechanics and materials science.
In this book, emphasis has been laid on writing solutions in a systematic way without skipping any step. The book caters to the syllabus of almost all Universities which offer the paper “Strength of Materials”.
This collection of recent activities provides researchers and scientists with the latest trends in characterization and developments of composed materials and structures.
This book summarizes the main methods of experimental stress analysis and examines their application to various states of stress of major technical interest, highlighting aspects not always covered in the classic literature.
Further investigation by Gough and Hanson has revealed that slipbands may be formed at lower stresses than the endurance limit of the material and that they may develop and broaden without leading to the formation of a crack .
This book provides an introduction to the subject, starting from classic hand-calculation types of analysis and gradually advancing to a systematic form suitable for computer implementation.
The primary goal of Advanced Mechanics of Composite Materials is the combined presentation of advanced mechanics, manufacturing technology, and analysis of composite materials.