Engineering Mechanics

Preface; Foreword; 1 Material Behaviour; 1.1 Tensile test; 1.2 Stress-strain diagrams; 1.3 Hooke's Law; 2 Bar Subject to Extension; 2.1 The fibre model; 2.2 The three basic relationships; 2.3 Strain diagram and normal stress diagram; 2.4 Normal centre and bar axis; 2.5 Mathematical description of the extension problem; 2.6 Examples relating to change in length and displacement; 2.7 Examples relating to the differential equation for extension; 2.8 Formal approach and engineering practice; 2.9 Problems; 3 Cross-Sectional Properties; 3.1 First moments of area; centroid and normal centre; 3.2 Second moments of area; 3.3 Thin-walled cross-sections; 3.4 Formal approach and engineering practice; 3.5 Problems; 4 Members Subject to Bending and Extension; 4.1 The fibre model; 4.2 Strain diagram and neutral axis; 4.3 The three basic relationships; 4.4 Stress formula and stress diagram; 4.5 Examples relating to the stress formula for bending with extension; 4.6 Section modulus; 4.7 Examples of the stress formula related to bending without extension; 4.8 General stress formula related to the principal directions; 4.9 Core of the cross-section; 4.10 Applications related to the core of the cross-section; 4.11 Mathematical description of the problem of bending with extension; 4.12 Thermal effects; 4.13 Notes for the fibre model and summary of the formulas; 4.14 Problems; 5 Shear Forces and Shear Stresses Due to Bending; 5.1 Shear forces and shear stresses in longitudinal direction; 5.2 Examples relating to shear forces and shear stresses in the longitudinal direction; 5.3 Shear stresses on a cross-sectional plane; 5.4 Examples relating to the shear stress distribution in a cross-section; 5.5 Shear centre; 5.6 Other cases of shear; 5.7 Summary of the formulas and rules; 5.8 Problems; 6 Bar Subject to Torsion; 6.1 Material behaviour in shear; 6.2 Torsion of bars with circular cross-section; 6.3 Torsion of thin-walled cross-sections; 6.4 Numerical examples; 6.5 Summary of theformulas;

From the reviews:

"This is the second of two volumes a ] by Hartsuijker and Welleman (both, Dolft Univ. of Technology). a ] The concepts and applications are well presented; applications include both basic and advanced levels. The worked out examples nicely illustrate concepts. Figures and tables are clear and help understanding of the concepts. a ] In summary, the book is very well written and is a welcome addition to the literature of engineering mechanics. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals." (M. G. Prasad, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008)