Description Beer and Johnston's Mechanics of Materials is the uncontested leader for the teaching of solid mechanics. Used by thousands of students around the globe since publication, Mechanics of Materials, provides a precise presentation of the subject illustrated with numerous engineering examples that students both understand and relate to theory and application.
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Features
Detailed and Accurate Solutions Manual.
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Appendix (FE/EIT)
Brief Review of Statics.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction-Concept of Stress
Chapter 2: Stress and Strain-Axial Loading
Chapter 3: Torsion
Chapter 4: Pure Bending
Chapter 5: Analysis and Design of Beams for Bending
Chapter 6: Shearing Stresses in Beams and Thin-Walled Members
Chapter 7: Transformations of Stress and Strain
Chapter 8: Principal Stresses Under a Given Loading
Chapter 9: Deflection of Beams Chapter 10: Columns
Chapter 11: Energy Methods
Appendices
A. Moments of Areas
B. Typical Properties of Selected Materials Used in Engineering
C. Properties of Rolled-Steel Shapes
D. Beam Deflections and Slopes
E. Fundamentals of Engineering Examination