Mechanics of Solids

Carl T. F. Ross (Author)

9781898563679, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 3 October 1999

480 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.76 kg

This text is the primary recommendation of the UK Engineering Council Faculty of Technology to all British universities as of approved standard and quality for use as a text for the Board's own examinations. It introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of statics and stress analysis as the essential reading for first year engineering students. Worked examples from the authors experience reinforce comprehension of key concepts. Tutorial solutions with explanation in extended detail have been provided for students. Key elements include: use of free-body diagrams to help problem solving; coverage of composite materials; torsion of circular and non-circular sections; and the matrix-displacement method.

Statics
Stress and strain
Geometrical properties of symmetrical sections
Bending stresses in beams
Beam deflections due to bending
Torsion
Complex stress and strain
Membrane theory for thin-walled circular cylinders and spheres
Energy methods
Theories of elastic failure
Thick cylinders and spheres
Buckling of struts
Unsymmetrical bending of beams
Shear stresses in bending and shear deflections
Matrix displacement method
Experimental strain analysis
References and index.

Subject Areas: Mechanics of solids [TGMD]