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Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials With roots in physics and mathematics, engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences: civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and aeronautical and aerospace engineering.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Setting the Stage for Mechanics of Materials 7

Chapter 1: Predicting Behavior with Mechanics of Materials 9

Chapter 2: Reviewing Mathematics and Units Used in Mechanics of Materials 15

Chapter 3: Brushing Up on Statics Basics 25

Chapter 4: Calculating Properties of Geometric Areas 41

Chapter 5: Computing Moments of Area and Other Inertia Calculations 55

Part II: Analyzing Stress 83

Chapter 6: Remain Calm, It’s Only Stress! 85

Chapter 7: More than Meets the Eye: Transforming Stresses 99

Chapter 8: Lining Up Stress Along Axial Axes 131

Chapter 9: Bending Stress Is Only Normal: Analyzing Bending Members 149

Chapter 10: Shear Madness: Surveying Shear Stress 161

Chapter 11: Twisting the Night Away with Torsion 177

Part III: Investigating Strain 189

Chapter 12: Don’t Strain Yourself: Exploring Strain and Deformation 191

Chapter 13: Applying Transformation Concepts to Strain 201

Chapter 14: Correlating Stresses and Strains to Understand Deformation 215

Part IV: Applying Stress and Strain 233

Chapter 15: Calculating Combined Stresses 235

Chapter 16: When Push Comes to Shove: Dealing with Deformations 251

Chapter 17: Showing Determination When Dealing with Indeterminate Structures 273

Chapter 18: Buckling Up for Compression Members 301

Chapter 19: Designing for Required Section Properties 313

Chapter 20: Introducing Energy Methods 331

Part V: The Part of Tens 343

Chapter 21: Ten Mechanics of Materials Pitfalls to Avoid 345

Chapter 22: Ten Tips to Solving Mechanics of Materials Problems 349

Index 355

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 08/07/2011
    ISBN13: 9780470942734, 978-0470942734
    ISBN10: 0470942738

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials With roots in physics and mathematics, engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences: civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and aeronautical and aerospace engineering.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 1

    Part I: Setting the Stage for Mechanics of Materials 7

    Chapter 1: Predicting Behavior with Mechanics of Materials 9

    Chapter 2: Reviewing Mathematics and Units Used in Mechanics of Materials 15

    Chapter 3: Brushing Up on Statics Basics 25

    Chapter 4: Calculating Properties of Geometric Areas 41

    Chapter 5: Computing Moments of Area and Other Inertia Calculations 55

    Part II: Analyzing Stress 83

    Chapter 6: Remain Calm, It’s Only Stress! 85

    Chapter 7: More than Meets the Eye: Transforming Stresses 99

    Chapter 8: Lining Up Stress Along Axial Axes 131

    Chapter 9: Bending Stress Is Only Normal: Analyzing Bending Members 149

    Chapter 10: Shear Madness: Surveying Shear Stress 161

    Chapter 11: Twisting the Night Away with Torsion 177

    Part III: Investigating Strain 189

    Chapter 12: Don’t Strain Yourself: Exploring Strain and Deformation 191

    Chapter 13: Applying Transformation Concepts to Strain 201

    Chapter 14: Correlating Stresses and Strains to Understand Deformation 215

    Part IV: Applying Stress and Strain 233

    Chapter 15: Calculating Combined Stresses 235

    Chapter 16: When Push Comes to Shove: Dealing with Deformations 251

    Chapter 17: Showing Determination When Dealing with Indeterminate Structures 273

    Chapter 18: Buckling Up for Compression Members 301

    Chapter 19: Designing for Required Section Properties 313

    Chapter 20: Introducing Energy Methods 331

    Part V: The Part of Tens 343

    Chapter 21: Ten Mechanics of Materials Pitfalls to Avoid 345

    Chapter 22: Ten Tips to Solving Mechanics of Materials Problems 349

    Index 355

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