Engineering Mechanics of Solids

Engineering Mechanics of Solids

<P> <B> </B> This book presents a comprehensive, cross-referenced examination of engineering mechanics of solids. Traditional topics are supplemented by several newly-emerging disciplines, such as the probabilistic basis for structural analysis, and matrix methods.<B> </B> Although retaining its character as a complete traditional book on mechanics of solids with advanced overtones from the first edition, the second edition of <I> Engineering Mechanics of Solids</I> has been significantly revised. The book reflects an emphasis on the SI system of units and presents a simpler approach for calculations of axial stress that provides a more obvious, intuitive approach. It also now includes a greater number of chapters as well as an expanded chapter on Mechanical Properties of Materials and introduces a number of avant-garde topics. Among these topics are an advanced analytic expression for cyclic loading and a novel failure surface for <I>brittle</I> material. <B> </B> An essential reference book for civil, mechanical, and aeronautical engineers. </P>