Overview
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the key topics in strength of materials–with an emphasis on applications, problem solving, and design of structural members, mechanical devices and systems. It includes coverage of the latest tools, trends and analysis techniques, and makes great use of example problems. Chapter topics include basic concepts; design properties of materials; design of members under direct stress; axial deformation and thermal stresses; torsional shear stress and torsional deformation; shearing forces and bending moments in beams; centroids and moments of inertia of areas; stress due to bending; shearing stresses in beams; special cases of combined stresses; the general case of combined stress and Mohr's circle; beam deflections; statically indeterminate beams; columns; and pressure vessels. For practicing mechanical designers and engineers.Synopsis
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the key topics in strength of materials–with an emphasis on applications, problem solving, and design of structural members, mechanical devices and systems. It includes coverage of the latest tools, trends and analysis techniques, and makes great use of example problems.
Chapter topics include basic concepts; design properties of materials; design of members under direct stress; axial deformation and thermal stresses; torsional shear stress and torsional deformation; shearing forces and bending moments in beams; centroids and moments of inertia of areas; stress due to bending; shearing stresses in beams; special cases of combined stresses; the general case of combined stress and Mohr's circle; beam deflections; statically indeterminate beams; columns; and pressure vessels.
For practicing mechanical designers and engineers.
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Explains the principles of strength of materials, emphasizing applications in mechanical, manufacturing, civil, and construction engineering, for students in engineering technology programs with prior knowledge of statics. Contains problems and answers, and extended worked examples with objectives, summaries, definition of the analysis technique used, and comments on the solution. This third edition offers expanded coverage of advanced composites, discussion of electronic problem-solving aids, and realistic data sets. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Booknews
Explains the principles of strength of materials, emphasizing applications in mechanical, manufacturing, civil, and construction engineering, for students in engineering technology programs with prior knowledge of statics. Contains problems and answers, and extended worked examples with objectives, summaries, definition of the analysis technique used, and comments on the solution. This third edition offers expanded coverage of advanced composites, discussion of electronic problem-solving aids, and realistic data sets. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR booknews.comThis text covers key topics in strength of materials, focusing on applications, problem solving, and design of structural members, mechanical devices, and systems. Features of the text include an extensive introduction to composite materials along with commentary throughout on the application of composites to various kinds of load- carrying members, guidelines for the design of mechanical devices and structural members, and computer programming assignments with recommended uses for spreadsheets, MATLAB, and graphing calculators. This fourth edition contains a new appendix on statics, and a new chapter-opening section on the context in which the principles discussed in the chapter are used in real-world practice. Mott is affiliated with the University of Dayton. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)