MECHANICS OF MATERIALS: A FRIENDLY APPROACH

The knowledge of mechanics of materials is the very foundation for advanced topics in mechanical, civil, aerospace, chemical, ceramic engineering and materials science.

This comprehensive book presents materials with a three-dimensional approach rather than two-dimensional analysis adopted by existing books. It develops the required background thoroughly before basic elements such as stress and strain tensors are formulated. The presentation is richly filled with anecdotes, illustrations and solved examples. Special care has been taken to carry out algebra and the derivations in small digestible steps.

This useful reference text largely meets the requirements of computer-aided engineering (CAE) softwares which are widely used in industrial-sector and research & development laboratories to design structural members.

Contents:
Getting into a New Ball GameForces, Moments, and EquilibriumReactions and Free Body DiagramsInternal Forces in Slender MembersStress TensorTransformation of Stress ComponentsDeformation and Strain TensorMaterial Behavior: Stress–Strain RelationsAxial Members: Stresses, Thermal Strains, and CompatibilityBending Moments and Shear ForcesDeflection due to BendingTorsionCombined Stresses and Yield CriteriaEnergy MethodsHistorical Perspective
Readership: Researchers, professionals, academics, undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science and chemical engineering.