Mechanics of Engineering Materials

A comprehensive textbook on the mechanics and strength of materials for students of engineering throughout their undergraduate career. Assuming little or no prior knowledge, all of the topics of stress and strain analysis are covered. Mechanical properties such as tensile behavior, fatigue, creep, fracture, and impact are discussed, including the introduction of such advanced topics as finite element analysis, fracture mechanics, and composite materials. Computers and spreadsheets are used throughout to show their power as problem-solving tools.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Statically Determinate Force Systems.
2. Statically Determinate Stress Systems.
3. Stress-Strain Relations.
4. Statically Indeterminate Stress Systems.
5. Torsion.
6. Bending Stress.
7. Bending: Slope and Deflection.
8. Statically Indeterminate Beams.
9. Energy Methods.
10. Structural Analysis
11. Buckling Instability.
12. Stress and Strain Transformations.
13. Yield Criteria and Stress Concentration.
14. Variation of Stress and Strain.
15. Application of the Equilibrium and Strain-Displacement.
16. Elementary Plasticity.
17. Thin Plates and Shells.
18. Finite Element Method.
19. Tension, Compression, Torsion and Hardness.
20. Fracture Mechanics.
21. Fatigue.
22. Creep and Viscoelasticity.