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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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