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Mechanics of Materials

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ISBN-10: 047170511X

ISBN-13: 9780471705116

Edition: 6th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: William F. Riley, Leroy D. Sturges, Don H. Morris

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This new edition focuses on what materials specifications and design are most effective based on function and actual load-carrying capacity.
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Book details

List price: $283.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/24/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 720
Size: 7.90" wide x 10.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 3.410

Introduction and Review of Statics
Introduction
Classification of Forces
Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
Equilibrium of a Deformable Body
Internal Forces
Summary
Analysis of Stress: Concepts and Definitions
Introduction
Normal Stress Under Axial Loading
Shearing Stress in Connections
Bearing Stress
Units of Stress
Stresses on an Inclined Plane in an Axially Loaded Member
Stress at a General Point in an Arbitrarily Loaded Member
Two-Dimensional or Plane Stress
The Stress Transformation Equations for Plane Stress
Principal Stresses and Maximum Shearing Stress-Plane Stress
Mohr's Circle for Plane Stress
General State of Stress at a Point
Summary
Analysis of Strain: Concepts and Definitions
Introduction
Displacement, Deformation, and Strain
The State of Strain at a Point
The Strain Transformation Equations for Plane Strain
Principal Strains and Maximum Shear Strain
Mohr's Circle for Plane Strain
Strain Measurement and Rosette Analysis
Summary
Material Properties and Stress-Strain Relationships
Introduction
Stress-Strain Diagrams
Generalized Hooke's Law
Thermal Strain
Stress-Strain Equations for Orthotropic Materials
Summary
Axial Loading Applications and Pressure Vessels
Introduction
Deformation of Axially Loaded Members
Deformations in a System of Axially Loaded Bars
Statically Indeterminate Axially Loaded Members
Thermal Effects
Stress Concentrations
Inelastic Behavior of Axially Loaded Members
Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels
Combined Effects-Axial and Pressure Loads
Thick-Walled Cylindrical Pressure Vessels
Design
Summary
Torsional Loading of Shafts
Introduction
Torsional Shearing Strain
Torsional Shearing Stress-the Elastic Torsion Formula
Torsional Displacements
Stresses on Oblique Planes
Power Transmission
Statically Indeterminate Members
Combined Loading-Axial, Torsional, and Pressure Vessel
Stress Concentrations in Circular Shafts under Torsional Loadings
Inelastic Behavior of Torsional Members
Torsion of Noncircular Sections
Torsion of Thin-Walled Tubes-Shear Flow
Design Problems
Summary
Flexural Loading: Stresses in Beams
Introduction
Flexural Strains
Flexural Stresses
The Elastic Flexure Formula
Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams
Load, Shear Force, and Bending Moment Relationships
Shearing Stresses in Beams
Principal Stresses in Flexural Members
Flexural Stresses-Unsymmetrical Bending
Stress Concentrations Under Flexural Loadings
Inelastic Behavior of Flexural Members
Shearing Stresses in Thin-Walled Open Sections-Shear Center
Flexural Stresses in Beams of Two Materials
Flexural Stresses in Reinforced Concrete Beams
Flexural Stresses in Curved Beams
Combined Loading: Axial, Pressure, Flexural, and Torsional
Design Problems
Summary
Flexural Loading: Beam Deflections
Introduction
The Differential Equation of the Elastic Curve
Deflection by Integration
Deflections by Integration of Shear Force or Load Equations
Singularity Functions
Deflections by Superposition
Deflections Due to Shearing Stress
Deflections by Energy Methods-Castigliano's Theorem
Statically Indetereminate Beams
Design Problems
Summary
Columns
Introduction
Buckling of Long, Straight Columns
Effects of Different Idealized End Conditions
Empirical Column Formulas-Centric Loading
Eccentrically Loaded Columns
Design Problems
Summary
Energy Methods and Theories of Failure
Introduction
Energy Methods
Strain Energy
Elastic Strain Energy for Various Loads
Impact Loading
Theories of Failure for Static Loading
Introduction
Failure Theories for Ductile Materials
Failure Theories for Brittle Materials
Summary
Appendices
Second Moments of Area
Tables of Properties
Answers
Index