ABSTRACT

  Integrated Mechanics Knowledge Essential for Any EngineerIntroduction to Engineering Mechanics: A Continuum Approach, Second Edition uses continuum mechanics to showcase the connections between engineering structure and design and between solids and fluids and helps readers learn how to predict the effects of forces, stresses, and strains. T

chapter 1|24 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|56 pages

Strain and Stress in One Dimension

chapter 4|25 pages

Strain and Stress in Higher Dimensions

chapter 6|11 pages

Case Study 2: Pressure Vessels

chapter 7|41 pages

Beams

chapter 9|37 pages

Beam Deflections

chapter 10|9 pages

Case Study 4: Truss-Braced Airplane Wings

chapter 11|15 pages

Instability: Column Buckling

chapter 12|4 pages

Case Study 5: Hartford Civic Arena

chapter 13|19 pages

Connecting Solid and Fluid Mechanics

chapter 14|9 pages

Case Study 6: Mechanics of Biomaterials

chapter 16|27 pages

Fluid Statics

chapter 17|4 pages

Case Study 8: St. Francis Dam

chapter 18|28 pages

Fluid Dynamics: Governing Equations

chapter 20|14 pages

Fluid Dynamics: Applications

chapter 22|5 pages

Solid Dynamics: Governing Equations