Mechanics of materials for dummies / by James H. Allen III, PE, PHD.
Material type: TextSeries: --For dummiesPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2011. Description: xiv, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780470942734; 0470942738Subject(s): Materials -- Mechanical properties | Strength of materials | Festigkeitslehre | Strength of materials | FestigkeitslehreDDC classification: 620.1/123 LOC classification: TA404.8 | .A18 2011Other classification: UF 1800 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents onlyItem type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index
pt. I. Setting the stage for mechanics of materials -- Predicting behavior with mechanics of materials -- Reviewing mathematics and units used in mechanics of materials -- Brushing up on statics basics -- Calculating properties of geometric areas -- Computing moments of area and other inertia calculations -- pt. II. Analyzing stress -- Remain calm, it's only stress! -- More than meets the eye: transforming stresses -- Lining up stress along axial axes -- Bending stress is only normal: analyzing bending members -- Shear madness: surveying shear stress -- Twisting the night away with torsion -- pt. III. Investigating strain -- Don't strain yourself: exploring strain and deformation -- Applying transformation concepts to strain -- Correlating stresses and strains to understand deformation -- pt. IV. Applying stress and strain -- Calculating combined stresses -- When push comes to shove: dealing with deformations -- Showing determination when dealing with indeterminate structures -- Buckling up for compression members -- Designing for required section properties -- Introducing energy methods -- pt. V. The part of tens -- Ten mechanics of materials pitfalls to avoid -- Ten tips to solving mechanics of materials problems.
Provides plain-English explanations of all the topics you'll encounter in a typical undergraduate course, including principles of equilibrium, geometric compatibility, and material behavior; stress and its relation to force and movement; strain and its relation to displacement; and methods for calculating deformations and indeterminate systems.
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