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Table of Contents:
1 Stress 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Normal Stress Under Axial Loading 2
1.3 Direct Shear Stress 8
1.4 Bearing Stress 13
1.5 Stresses on Inclined Sections 17
1.6 Equality of Shear Stresses on Perpendicular Planes 20
2 Strain 25
2.1 Displacement, Deformation, and the Concept of Strain 25
2.2 Normal Strain 27
2.3 Shear Strain 32
2.4 Thermal Strain 35
3 Mechanical Properties of Materials 37
3.1 The Tension Test 37
3.2 The Stress–Strain Diagram 40
3.3 Hooke’s Law 48
3.4 Poisson’s Ratio 49
4 Design Concepts 55
4.1 Introduction 55
4.2 Types of Loads 56
4.3 Safety 58
4.4 Allowable Stress Design 58
4.5 Load and Resistance Factor Design 65
5 Axial Deformation 71
5.1 Introduction 71
5.2 Saint-Venant’s Principle 72
5.3 Deformations in Axially Loaded Bars 74
5.4 Deformations in a System of Axially Loaded Bars 81
5.5 Statically Indeterminate Axially Loaded Members 88
5.6 Thermal Effects on Axial Deformation 101
5.7 Stress Concentrations 110
6 Torsion 115
6.1 Introduction 115
6.2 Torsional Shear Strain 117
6.3 Torsional Shear Stress 118
6.4 Stresses on Oblique Planes 120
6.5 Torsional Deformations 122
6.6 Torsion Sign Conventions 124
6.7 Gears in Torsion Assemblies 133
6.8 Power Transmission 138
6.9 Statically Indeterminate Torsion Members 142
6.10 Stress Concentrations in Circular Shafts Under Torsional Loadings 155
6.11 Torsion of Noncircular Sections 158
6.12 Torsion of Thin-Walled Tubes: Shear Flow 161
7 Equilibrium of Beams 165
7.1 Introduction 165
7.2 Shear and Moment in Beams 167
7.3 Graphical Method for Constructing Shear and Moment Diagrams 176
7.4 Discontinuity Functions to Represent Load, Shear, and Moment 194
8 Bending 205
8.1 Introduction 205
8.2 Flexural Strains 207
8.3 Normal Stresses in Beams 208
8.4 Analysis of Bending Stresses in Beams 220
8.5 Introductory Beam Design for Strength 230
8.6 Flexural Stresses in Beams of Two Materials 234
8.7 Bending Due to an Eccentric Axial Load 244
8.8 Unsymmetric Bending 251
8.9 Stress Concentrations Under Flexural Loadings 259
8.10 Bending of Curved Bars 263
9 Shear Stress in Beams 271
9.1 Introduction 271
9.2 Resultant Forces Produced by Bending Stresses 272
9.3 The Shear Stress Formula 277
9.4 The First Moment of Area, Q 282
9.5 Shear Stresses in Beams of Rectangular Cross Section 284
9.6 Shear Stresses in Beams of Circular Cross Section 288
9.7 Shear Stresses in Webs of Flanged Beams 289
9.8 Shear Flow in Built-Up Members 294
9.9 Shear Stress and Shear Flow in Thin-Walled Members 302
9.10 Shear Centers of Thin-Walled Open Sections 319
10 Beam Deflections 331
10.1 Introduction 331
10.2 Moment–Curvature Relationship 332
10.3 The Differential Equation of the Elastic Curve 332
10.4 Determining Deflections by Integration of a Moment Equation 336
10.5 Determining Deflections by Integration of Shear-Force or Load Equations 348
10.6 Determining Deflections by Using Discontinuity Functions 350
10.7 Determining Deflections by the Method of Superposition 357
11 Statically Indeterminate Beams 377
11.1 Introduction 377
11.2 Types of Statically Indeterminate Beams 378
11.3 The Integration Method 379
11.4 Use of Discontinuity Functions for Statically Indeterminate Beams 384
11.5 The Superposition Method 390
12 Stress Transformations 405
12.1 Introduction 405
12.2 Stress at a General Point in an Arbitrarily Loaded Body 406
12.3 Equilibrium of the Stress Element 408
12.4 Plane Stress 410
12.5 Generating the Stress Element 410
12.6 Equilibrium Method for Plane Stress Transformations 413
12.7 General Equations of Plane Stress Transformation 415
12.8 Principal Stresses and Maximum Shear Stress 422
12.9 Presentation of Stress Transformation Results 429
12.10 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Stress 435
12.11 General State of Stress at a Point 452
13 Strain Transformations 459
13.1 Introduction 459
13.2 Plane Strain 460
13.3 Transformation Equations for Plane Strain 461
13.4 Principal Strains and Maximum Shearing Strain 466
13.5 Presentation of Strain Transformation Results 468
13.6 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Strain 470
13.7 Strain Measurement and Strain Rosettes 473
13.8 Generalized Hooke’s Law for Isotropic Materials 478
13.9 Generalized Hooke’s Law for Orthotropic Materials 494
14 Pressure Vessels 499
14.1 Introduction 499
14.2 Thin-Walled Spherical Pressure Vessels 500
14.3 Thin-Walled Cylindrical Pressure Vessels 502
14.4 Strains in Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels 505
14.5 Stresses in Thick-Walled Cylinders 509
14.6 Deformations in Thick-Walled Cylinders 517
14.7 Interference Fits 520
15 Combined Loads 527
15.1 Introduction 527
15.2 Combined Axial and Torsional Loads 528
15.3 Principal Stresses in a Flexural Member 530
15.4 General Combined Loadings 540
15.5 Theories of Failure 557
16 Columns 567
16.1 Introduction 567
16.2 Buckling of Pin-Ended Columns 570
16.3 The Effect of End Conditions on Column Buckling 578
16.4 The Secant Formula 587
16.5 Empirical Column Formulas—Centric Loading 592
16.6 Eccentrically Loaded Columns 600
17 Energy Methods 607
17.1 Introduction 607
17.2 Work and Strain Energy 608
17.3 Elastic Strain Energy for Axial Deformation 613
17.4 Elastic Strain Energy for Torsional Deformation 614
17.5 Elastic Strain Energy for Flexural Deformation 616
17.6 Impact Loading 620
17.7 Work–Energy Method for Single Loads 633
17.8 Method of Virtual Work 636
17.9 Deflections of Trusses by the Virtual-Work Method 641
17.10 Deflections of Beams by the Virtual-Work Method 649
17.11 Castigliano’s Second Theorem 658
17.12 Calculating Deflections of Trusses by Castigliano’s Theorem 660
17.13 Calculating Deflections of Beams by Castigliano’s Theorem 665
Appendix A Geometric Properties Of An Area 671
A.1 Centroid of an Area 671
A.2 Moment of Inertia for an Area 675
A.3 Product of Inertia for an Area 680
A.4 Principal Moments of Inertia 682
A.5 Mohr’s Circle for Principal Moments of Inertia 686
Appendix B Geometric Properties Of Structural Steel Shapes 691
Appendix C Table Of Beam Slopes And Deflections 703
Appendix D Average Properties Of Selected Materials 707
Appendix E Fundamental Mechanics Of Materials Equations 711
Problems P-1
Chapter 1 Problems P-1
Chapter 2 Problems P-7
Chapter 3 Problems P-11
Chapter 4 Problems P-14
Chapter 5 Problems P-18
Chapter 6 Problems P-29
Chapter 7 Problems P-39
Chapter 8 Problems P-46
Chapter 9 Problems P-63
Chapter 10 Problems P-76
Chapter 11 Problems P-87
Chapter 12 Problems P-95
Chapter 13 Problems P-108
Chapter 14 Problems P-115
Chapter 15 Problems P-119
Chapter 16 Problems P-129
Chapter 17 Problems P-138
Answers to Odd Numbered Problems A-1
Index I-1
