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Title

Intermediate mechanics of materials / J. R. Barber.

Author

Barber, James.

Publication

Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2001], ©2001.

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Description

xiv, 594 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Intermediate Mechanics of Materials covers all the essential topics needed in a second-level mechanics of materials, strength of materials, or stress analysis course. This new book takes a unique approach with an emphasis on helping readers build an intuitive feel for mechanics concepts. This is done through a wealth of physical examples from everyday life, as well as from engineering applications.
• Readers are shown how to perform simple experiments to test theoretical concepts, thereby giving them a deeper understanding of how those concepts are used in engineering design formulation. Numerous chapter problems, ranging from basic to challenging, provide a strong connection to engineering practice and design factors. Class-tested by the author in its early versions, this book provides a fresh, modern approach to a topic often considered dry and difficult."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering

Uniform Title

McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering.

Subject

Strength of materials

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. Introduction. The Engineering Design Process. Design Optimization. Relative Magnitude of Different Effects. Formulating and Solving Problems. Review of Elementary Mechanics of Materials -- Ch. 2. Material Behavior and Failure. Transformation of Stresses. Failure Theories for Isotropic Materials. Cyclic Loading and Fatigue -- Ch. 3. Energy Methods. Work Done on Loading and Unloading. Strain Energy. Load-Displacement Relations. Potential Energy. The Principle of Stationary Potential Energy. The Rayleigh-Ritz Method. Castigliano's First Theorem. Linear Elastic Systems. The Stiffness Matrix. Castigliano's Second Theorem -- Ch. 4. Unsymmetrical Bending. Stress Distribution in Bending. Displacements of the Beam. Second Moments of Area. Further Properties of Second Moments -- Ch. 5. Nonlinear and Elastic-Plastic Bending. Kinematics of Bending. Elastic-Plastic Constitutive Behavior. Stress Fields in Nonlinear and Inelastic Bending. Pure Bending about an Axis of Symmetry.
• Bending of a Symmetric Section about an Orthogonal Axis. Unsymmetrical Plastic Bending. Unloading, Springback and Residual Stress. Limit Analysis in the Design of Beams -- Ch. 6. Shear and Torsion of Thin-Walled Beams. Derivation of the Shear Stress Formula. Shear Center. Unsymmetrical Sections. Closed Sections. Pure Torsion of Closed Thin-Walled Sections. Finding the Shear Center for a Closed Section. Torsion of Thin-Walled Open Sections -- Ch. 7. Beams on Elastic Foundations. The Governing Equation. The Homogeneous Solution. Localized Nature of the Solution. Concentrated Force on an Infinite Beam. The Particular Solution. Finite Beams. Short Beams -- Ch. 8. Membrane Stresses in Axisymmetric Shells. The Meridional Stress. The Circumferential Stress. Self-Weight. Relative Magnitudes of Different Loads. Strains and Displacements -- Ch. 9. Axisymmetric Bending of Cylindrical Shells. Bending Stresses and Moments. Deformation of the Shell. Equilibrium of the Shell Element.
• The Governing Equation. Localized Loading of the Shell. Shell Transition Regions. Thermal Stresses. The ASME Pressure Vessel Code -- Ch. 10. Thick-Walled Cylinders and Disks. Solution Method. The Thin Circular Disk. Cylindrical Pressure Vessels. Composite Cylinders, Limits and Fits. Plastic Deformation of Disks and Cylinders -- Ch. 11. Curved Beams. The Governing Equation. Radial Stresses. Distortion of the Cross Section. Range of Application of the Theory -- Ch. 12. Elastic Stability. Uniform Beam in Compression. Effect of Initial Perturbations. Effect of Lateral Load (Beam-Columns). Indeterminate Problems. Suppressing Low-Order Modes. Beams on Elastic Foundations. Energy Methods. Quick Estimates for the Buckling Force. App. A. The Finite Element Method -- App. B. Properties of Areas -- App. C. Stress Concentration Factors -- App. D. Answers to Even-Numbered Problems.

ISBN

0072325194 (alk. paper)

LCCN

00025674

OCLC

• ocm43526876
• SCSB-3986137

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries