ABSTRACT

The second edition of this highly informative book retains much original material covering the principles of structural mechanics and the strength of materials, together with the underlying concepts requisite to the theory of structure and structural design. Some of the material involving lengthy hand-drawing or hand-calculation has been replaced with more up-to-date relevant material and frequent reference is made to computer-aided learning techniques.

chapter 1|36 pages

Forces and reactions

chapter 2|36 pages

Forces in structural frameworks

chapter 3|36 pages

Direct stress and strain

chapter 4|30 pages

Properties of structural sections

chapter 5|49 pages

Shearing force and bending moment

chapter 6|47 pages

Stresses in beams

chapter 7|33 pages

Deflection of beams

chapter 9|13 pages

Torsion in circular shafts

chapter 10|29 pages

Combined direct and bending stress