Description
Book SynopsisR.C. Hibbeler graduated from the University of Illinois-Urbana with a B.S. in Civil Engineering (major in Structures) and an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering. He obtained his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University. Professor Hibbeler's professional experience includes postdoctoral work in reactor safety and analysis at Argonne National Laboratory, and structural and stress analysis work at Chicago Bridge and Iron, as well as at Sargent and Lundy in Chicago. He has practiced engineering in Ohio, New York, and Louisiana.
Table of Contents
- General Principles
- Force Vectors
- Force System Resultants
- Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
- Structural Analysis
- Center of Gravity, Centroid, and Moment of Inertia
- Stress and Strain
- Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Axial Load
- Torsion
- Bending
- Transverse Shear
- Combined Loadings
- Stress and Strain Transformation
- Design of Beams and Shafts
- Deflection of Beams and Shafts
- Buckling of Columns
Appendices
- Mathematical Review and Expressions
- Geometric Properties of an Area and Volume
- Geometric Properties of Wide-Flange Sections
- Slopes and Deflections of Beams
