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Mechanics of solids

C T F Ross, University of Portsmouth, UK

Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering No. 7

 - introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of statistics and stress analysis and applies these concepts and principles to a large number of practical problems
 - the primary recommendation of the UK Engineering Council Faculty of Technology to all British universities

This text is the primary recommendation of the UK Engineering Council Faculty of Technology to all British universities as of approved standard and quality for use as a text for the Board's own examinations. It introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of statics and stress analysis as the essential reading for first year engineering students. Worked examples from the authors experience reinforce comprehension of key concepts. Tutorial solutions with explanation in extended detail have been provided for students. Key elements include: use of free-body diagrams to help problem solving; coverage of composite materials; torsion of circular and non-circular sections; and the matrix-displacement method.

ISBN 1 898563 67 5
ISBN-13: 978 1 898563 67 9
October 1999
480 pages  234 x 173mm  paperback  
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About the author

Carl T F Ross, University of Portsmouth, UK

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Contents

Statics

Stress and strain

Geometrical properties of symmetrical sections

Bending stresses in beams

Beam deflections due to bending

Torsion

Complex stress and strain

Membrane theory for thin-walled circular cylinders and spheres

Energy methods

Theories of elastic failure

Thick cylinders and spheres

Buckling of struts

Unsymmetrical bending of beams

Shear stresses in bending and shear deflections

Matrix displacement method

Experimental strain analysis

References