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Mechanics of Materials For Dummies


Mechanics of Materials For Dummies


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von: James H. Allen

16,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 03.06.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9781118089002
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 384

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<b>Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials</b> <p>With roots in physics and mathematics, engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences: civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and aeronautical and aerospace engineering.</p> <p>Tracking a typical undergraduate course, <i>Mechanics of Materials For Dummies</i> gives you a thorough introduction to this foundational subject. You'll get clear, plain-English explanations of all the topics covered, including principles of equilibrium, geometric compatibility, and material behavior; stress and its relation to force and movement; strain and its relation to displacement; elasticity and plasticity; fatigue and fracture; failure modes; application to simple engineering structures, and more.</p> <ul> <li>Tracks to a course that is a prerequisite for most engineering majors</li> <li>Covers key mechanics concepts, summaries of useful equations, and helpful tips</li> </ul> <p>From geometric principles to solving complex equations, <i>Mechanics of Materials For Dummies</i> is an invaluable resource for engineering students!</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I: Setting the Stage for Mechanics of Materials 7</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Predicting Behavior with Mechanics of Materials 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: Reviewing Mathematics and Units Used in Mechanics of Materials 15</p> <p>Chapter 3: Brushing Up on Statics Basics 25</p> <p>Chapter 4: Calculating Properties of Geometric Areas 41</p> <p>Chapter 5: Computing Moments of Area and Other Inertia Calculations 55</p> <p><b>Part II: Analyzing Stress 83</b></p> <p>Chapter 6: Remain Calm, It’s Only Stress! 85</p> <p>Chapter 7: More than Meets the Eye: Transforming Stresses 99</p> <p>Chapter 8: Lining Up Stress Along Axial Axes 131</p> <p>Chapter 9: Bending Stress Is Only Normal: Analyzing Bending Members 149</p> <p>Chapter 10: Shear Madness: Surveying Shear Stress 161</p> <p>Chapter 11: Twisting the Night Away with Torsion 177</p> <p><b>Part III: Investigating Strain 189</b></p> <p>Chapter 12: Don’t Strain Yourself: Exploring Strain and Deformation 191</p> <p>Chapter 13: Applying Transformation Concepts to Strain 201</p> <p>Chapter 14: Correlating Stresses and Strains to Understand Deformation 215</p> <p><b>Part IV: Applying Stress and Strain 233</b></p> <p>Chapter 15: Calculating Combined Stresses 235</p> <p>Chapter 16: When Push Comes to Shove: Dealing with Deformations 251</p> <p>Chapter 17: Showing Determination When Dealing with Indeterminate Structures 273</p> <p>Chapter 18: Buckling Up for Compression Members 301</p> <p>Chapter 19: Designing for Required Section Properties 313</p> <p>Chapter 20: Introducing Energy Methods 331</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens 343</b></p> <p>Chapter 21: Ten Mechanics of Materials Pitfalls to Avoid 345</p> <p>Chapter 22: Ten Tips to Solving Mechanics of Materials Problems 349</p> <p>Index 355 </p>
<p><b>James H. Allen III, PE, PhD</b> is an assistant professor of civil engineering and a registered professional engineer. His specialty areas include structural engineering, numerical analysis and error control, and steel design. He is also the author of <i>Statics For Dummies.</i>
<p><b>Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials</b></p> <p><i>Mechanics of Materials For Dummies</i> gives you plain-English explanations of all the topics you’ll encounter in a typical undergraduate course, including principles of equilibrium, geometric compatibility, and material behavior; stress and its relation to force and movement; strain and its relation to displacement; and methods for calculating deformations and indeterminate systems. <ul><b><i><li>Brush up on basics — get a quick refresher on math and units, a brief review of essential statics topics, and an easy-to-follow introduction to mechanics of materials</li> <li>Sharpen your skills — find out which skills you need to master, including section property calculations, internal force diagrams, and how to locate the centroid of an area</li> <li>Stop stressing — get the 411 on the basic types of stress, grasp the difference between average stress and stress at a point, and learn to transform stresses to find principal values and angles</li> <li>Strain for more — discover how objects deform in response to strain, how you compute maximum and minimum strain values, and how to determine strain orientation within an object </li> <li>Compute displacements — explore different ways to compute deformations of objects under loads for both statically determinate and indeterminate systems</i></b></li></ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b> <ul><b><li>How to use mechanics to understand material behavior</li> <li>Methods for calculating stresses and strains</li> <li>Basic torsion theory</li> <li>How to calculate deformations, displacements, and angles of twist</li> <li>How to solve indeterminate systems and composite materials problems</li> <li> Mohr’s circle for transformations</li> <li>Hooke’s law for stress and strain</b></li></ul>

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