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The science of structures and materials

Title
The science of structures and materials / J.E. Gordon.
Author
Gordon, J. E. (James Edward), 1913-1998
Publication
New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by Freeman, ©1988.

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Description
viii, 217 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.
Summary
The book examines the strength of structures and materials from a eclectic viewpoint.
Series Statement
Scientific American Library series ; no. 23
Uniform Title
Scientific American Library series ; no. 23.
Subject
  • Strength of materials
  • Structural analysis (Engineering)
  • strength of materials
  • structural analysis
  • Strength of materials
  • Constructies
  • Materialen
  • Sterkte
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Constructions, Théorie des
Genre/Form
  • facsimiles (reproductions)
  • Facsimiles
  • Facsimiles.
  • Fac-similés.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-210) and index.
Contents
The study of strength: a Cinderella science -- The language of strength: the muddle about stress and strain -- The form and diversity of structures: the weight, the cost, and the purpose -- Tensile strength ad tensile failure: cohesion and modern fracture mechanics -- Metals and dislocations: swords, plowshares, and satanic mills -- Animal soft tissues: the problems of life at high strains -- Some stiff biological materials: wood, bone, and antlers -- The new artificial materials: polymers, composites, and the future.
ISBN
  • 0716750228
  • 9780716750222
LCCN
87035412
OCLC
  • ocm17298604
  • 17298604
  • SCSB-9005165
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library