James H. Allen

Mechanics of Materials For Dummies

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Produktbeschreibung

Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials

With roots in physics and mathematics, engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences: civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and aeronautical and aerospace engineering.

Tracking a typical undergraduate course, Mechanics of Materials For Dummies gives you a thorough introduction to this foundational subject. You'll get clear, plain-English explanations of all the topics covered, including principles of equilibrium, geometric compatibility, and material behavior; stress and its relation to force and movement; strain and its relation to displacement; elasticity and plasticity; fatigue and fracture; failure modes; application to simple engineering structures, and more.
Tracks to a course that is a prerequisite for most engineering majors
Covers key mechanics concepts, summaries of useful equations, and helpful tips

From geometric principles to solving complex equations, Mechanics of Materials For Dummies is an invaluable resource for engineering students!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 189mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9780470942734
• ISBN-10: 0470942738
• Artikelnr.: 32735585

Autorenporträt

James H. Allen III, PE, PhD is an assistant professor of civil engineering and a registered professional engineer. His specialty areas include structural engineering, numerical analysis and error control, and steel design. He is also the author of Statics For Dummies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: Setting the Stage for Mechanics of Materials. Chapter
1: Predicting Behavior with Mechanics of Materials. Chapter 2: Reviewing
Mathematics and Units Used in Mechanics of Materials. Chapter 3: Brushing
Up on Statics Basics. Chapter 4: Calculating Properties of Geometric Areas.
Chapter 5: Computing Moments of Area and Other Inertia Calculations. Part
II: Analyzing Stress. Chapter 6: Remain Calm, It's Only Stress! Chapter 7:
More than Meets the Eye: Transforming Stresses. Chapter 8: Lining Up Stress
Along Axial Axes. Chapter 9: Bending Stress Is Only Normal: Analyzing
Bending Members. Chapter 10: Shear Madness: Surveying Shear Stress. Chapter
11: Twisting the Night Away with Torsion. Part III: Investigating Strain.
Chapter 12: Don't Strain Yourself: Exploring Strain and Deformation.
Chapter 13: Applying Transformation Concepts to Strain. Chapter 14:
Correlating Stresses and Strains to Understand Deformation. Part IV:
Applying Stress and Strain. Chapter 15: Calculating Combined Stresses.
Chapter 16: When Push Comes to Shove: Dealing with Deformations. Chapter
17: Showing Determination When Dealing with Indeterminate Structures.
Chapter 18: Buckling Up for Compression Members. Chapter 19: Designing for
Required Section Properties. Chapter 20: Introducing Energy Methods. Part
V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Mechanics of Materials Pitfalls to
Avoid. Chapter 22: Ten Tips to Solving Mechanics of Materials Problems.
Index.