Mechanics of Materials

Mechanics of Materials teaches concepts and problem-solving skills with practical applications.  The text provides a wide variety of worked examples, case studies, and homework problems to motivate students and help them develop their problem-solving skills.  Mechanics of Materials provides a visual, concise, and technically accurate presentation which appeals to today’s student.

Table of Contents:
PREFACE vii LIST OF SYMBOLS xix Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Mechanics of Materials 2 1.2 Scope of the Book 3 1.3 Methods of Analysis 4 1.4 Engineering Design 5 1.5 Review of Static Equilibrium 6 1.6 Internal Force Resultants 10 1.7 Problem Formulation and Solution 13 1.8 Application to Simple Structures 15 Chapter Summary 26 References 27 Chapter 2 CONCEPT OF STRESS 28 2.1 Introduction 29 2.2 Internal Axial Forces 29 2.3 Normal Stress 31 2.4 Bearing Stress in Connections 37 2.5 Shearing Stress 38 2.6 Stresses in Simple Structures 43 2.7 Allowable Stress and Factor of Safety 52 2.8 Design of Bars for Axial Loading 56 2.9 Case Studies 60 2.10 Stress under General Loading 68 Chapter Summary 77 References 78 Chapter 3 STRAIN AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES 79 3.1 Introduction 80 3.2 Deformation 80 3.3 Strain 81 3.4 Components of Strain 84 3.5 Materials 89 3.6 Stress–Strain Diagrams 90 3.7 True Stress and True Strain 97 3.8 Elastic versus Plastic Behavior 98 3.9 Hooke’s Law 99 3.10 Poisson’s Ratio 102 3.11 Generalized Hooke’s Law 108 3.12 Strain Energy 113 3.13 Impact Strength 115 3.14 Fatigue 116 3.15 Permanent Deformation 119 3.16 General Properties of Materials 121 3.17 Selecting Materials 122 Chapter Summary 127 References 129 Chapter 4 AXIALLY LOADED MEMBERS 130 4.1 Introduction 131 4.2 Deformation of Axially Loaded Members 131 4.3 Statically Indeterminate Structures 143 4.4 Method of Superposition 147 4.5 Thermal Deformation and Stress 148 4.6 Stresses on Inclined Planes 156 4.7 Saint-Venant’s Principle 159 4.8 Stress Concentrations 160 4.9 Ductility and Design 164 4.10 Plastic Deformation and Residual Stress 165 Chapter Summary 172 References 173 Chapter 5 TORSION 174 5.1 Introduction 175 5.2 Deformation of a Circular Shaft 175 5.3 The Torsion Formula 178 5.4 Axial and Transverse Shear Stresses 180 5.5 Stresses on Inclined Planes 183 5.6 Angle of Twist 188 5.7 Statically Indeterminate Shafts 196 5.8 Design of Circular Shafts 202 5.9 Stress Concentrations 206 5.10 Inelastic Torsion of Circular Shafts 211 5.11 Torsion of Noncircular Solid Bars 215 5.12 Thin-Walled Hollow Members 218 Chapter Summary 228 References 230 Chapter 6 SHEAR AND MOMENT IN BEAMS 231 6.1 Introduction 232 6.2 Classification of Beams 232 6.3 Calculation of Beam Reactions 233 6.4 Shear Force and Bending Moment 238 6.5 Load, Shear, and Moment Relationships 243 6.6 Shear and Moment Diagrams 245 6.7 Discontinuity Functions 259 Chapter Summary 268 References 270 Chapter 7 STRESSES IN BEAMS 271 7.1 Introduction 272 PART A Pure Bending 273 7.2 Beam Deformation in Pure Bending 273 7.3 Assumptions of Beam Theory 275 7.4 Normal Strain in Beams 276 7.5 Normal Stress in Beams 280 7.6 Stress Concentrations in Bending 285 PART B Shear and Bending 292 7.7 Shear Stresses in Beams 292 7.8 Shear Stress Distribution in Rectangular Beams 297 7.9 Shear Stresses in Beams of Circular Cross Section 299 7.10 Shear Stress Distribution in Flanged Beams 300 7.11 Comparison of Shear and Bending Stresses 304 7.12 Design of Prismatic Beams 308 7.13 Design of Beams of Constant Strength 311 PART C Special Topics 321 7.14 Composite Beams 321 7.15 Reinforced Concrete Beams 325 7.16 Unsymmetric Bending 327 7.17 Shear Center 332 7.18 Inelastic Bending 334 7.19 Curved Beams 341 Chapter Summary 356 References 359 Chapter 8 TRANSFORMATION OF STRESS AND STRAIN 360 8.1 Introduction 361 8.2 Plane Stress 361 8.3 Principal Stresses 367 8.4 Maximum Shear Stress 368 8.5 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Stress 370 8.6 Absolute Maximum Shear Stress 383 8.7 Principal Stresses for a General State of Stress 384 8.8 Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels 385 8.9 Thick-Walled Pressure Vessels 393 8.10 Plane Strain 402 8.11 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Strain 405 8.12 Measurement of Strain;Strain Rosette 409 8.13 Relation Involving E, n, and G 412 Chapter Summary 416 References 418 Chapter 9 COMBINED LOADINGS AND FAILURE CRITERIA 419 9.1 Introduction 420 PART A Combined Stresses 421 9.2 Axial and Torsional Loads 421 9.3 Direct Shear and Torsional Loads: Helical Springs 427 9.4 Axial, Transverse, and Torsional Loads 431 9.5 Transverse Shear and Bending MomentLoads: Principal Stresses in Beams 437 9.6 Eccentric Axial Loads 440 PARTB Failure Theories inDesign 450 9.7 Material Failure 450 9.8 Yield Criteria for Ductile Materials 451 9.9 Fracture Criteria for Brittle Materials 454 9.10 Design of Transmission Shafts 460 Chapter Summary 468 References 470 Chapter 10 DEFLECTIONS OF BEAMS 471 10.1 Introduction 472 10.2 The Elastic Curve 472 10.3 Boundary Conditions 473 10.4 Method of Integration 476 10.5 Use of Discontinuity Functions 487 10.6 Method of Superposition 493 10.7 Statically Indeterminate Beams 496 10.8 Statically Indeterminate Beams—Method of Integration 497 10.9 Statically Indeterminate Beams—Method of Superposition 507 10.10 Moment–Area Method 514 10.11 Statically Indeterminate Beams—Moment–Area Method 525 10.12 Continuous Beams 527 Chapter Summary 535 References 536 Chapter 11 BUCKLING OF COLUMNS 537 11.1 Introduction 538 11.2 Stability of Structures 538 11.3 Pin-Ended Columns 540 11.4 Columns with Other End Conditions 542 11.5 Critical Stress: Classification of Columns 547 11.6 Eccentric Loaded Columns and the Secant Formula 558 11.7 Design of Columns for Centric Loading 564 11.8 Design of Columns for Eccentric Loading 569 Chapter Summary 574 References 575 Chapter 12 ENERGY METHODS AND IMPACT 576 12.1 Introduction 577 12.2 Strain Energy under Axial Loading 577 12.3 Strain Energy in Circular Shafts 580 12.4 Strain Energy in Beams 581 12.5 Strain Energy for a General State of Stress 584 12.6 Conservation of Energy 589 12.7 Displacement under a Single Load by the Work–Energy Method 590 12.8 Displacements by Castigliano’s Theorem 593 12.9 Unit-Load Method 599 12.10 Statically Indeterminate Structures 602 12.11 Impact Loading 609 12.12 Longitudinal and Bending Impact 610 Chapter Summary 621 References 623 Chapter 13 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS 624 13.1 Introduction 625 13.2 The Bar Element 626 13.3 Two-Dimensional Bar Element 627 13.4 Axial Force in the Bar Element 630 13.5 Formulation of the Finite Element Method 631 13.6 Beam Elements 644 Chapter Summary 652 References 653 Appendix A PROPERTIES OF AREAS 655 A.1 Centroid of an Area 655 A.2 Moments of Inertia and Radius of Gyration 658 A.3 Parallel-Axis Theorem 660 A.4 Principal Moments of Inertia 662 Appendix B TABLES 667 B.1 Principal SI Units Used in Mechanics 668 B.2 SI Prefixes 668 B.3 Conversion Factors between U.S. Customary and SI Units 669 B.4 Properties of Selected Engineering Materials 670 B.5 Materials and Selected Members of Each Class 672 B.6 Properties of Areas 674 B.7 Properties of Selected Steel Pipe and Tubing 675 B.8 Properties of Steel W Shapes, Wide-Flange Sections 676 B.9 Properties of Steel S Shapes, American Standard I-Beams 678 B.10 Properties of Steel C Shapes, American Standard Channels 680 B.11 Properties of Steel L Shapes, Angles with Equal Legs 682 B.12 Properties of Steel L Shapes, Angles with Unequal Legs 684 B.13 Properties of Structural Lumber 686 B.14 Deflections and Slopes of Beams 687 B.15 Reactions and Deflections of Statically Indeterminate Beams 689 Appendix C MATRIX ALGEBRA 690 C.1 Definition of a Matrix 690 C.2 Determinant of a Matrix 691 C.3 Matrix Operations 693 C.4 Simultaneous Linear Equations 695 Appendix D FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION 697 ANSWERS TO SELECTED EVEN-NUMBERED PROBLEMS 698 INDEX 711