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Treats topics by extending concepts and procedures a step or two beyond elementary mechanics of materials and emphasizes the physical view -- mathematical complexity is not used where it is not needed.Includes new coverage of symmetry considerations, rectangular plates in bending, plastic action in plates, and critical speed of rotating shafts. Expands the coverage of fatigue, the reciprocal theorem, semi-inverse problems in elasticity, thermal stress, and buckling. ... Read more

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Cook/Young-Mechanics of Materials
They tend to skip large portions of derivations. On the other hand, there is a lot of good information from a design point of view.

Excellent Book
I am using parts of this book for a senior undergraduate course on Stress Analysis. I simply rate this book very highly! If a student is willing to spend some time and actually read it, he/she will learn stress analysis. As simple as that! Yes, some details in derivations are missing, but the steps that are there are more than enough for anybody to "fill in the gaps". As for the explanations in the text, they clearly emphasize understandingof principles. Good for class and self study.

Crappy Quality
I just got this book in the mail and am really disappointed in its quality. For $130 I was expecting a good quality binding and pages. I bought it new from amazon and I can barely open the pages because they are warped so badly. The binding is so fragile I am afraid all the pages will pop out of it if I open it all the way.

Prentice Hall - you guys should be ashamed of yourselves.

Advanced Mechanics of Materials
While the content of this book seems to be up to par, I am very disppointed with the quality.At something like $135, it should be a bulletproof hardcover book.Instead it is a cheap paperback that started to fall apart at the first use.Now, as I progress through the book, each new page falls out like the last.I am very upset because I like to add my textbooks to a lifelong collection.The publisher should be ashamed of this book.Amazon should do something about it.

Book is not student friendly
Book shows minimal content, when detailed descriptions are needed
NO ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS IN BACK OF BOOK
PAPER BACK, that is a rip off to all engineering students. ... Read more

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Ugural provides a comprehensive and methodical presentation of the basic concepts in the analysis of members subjected to axial loads, torsion, bending, and pressure. The material presented strikes a balance between the theory necessary to gain insight into mechanics and numerical solutions, both of which are useful in performing stress analysis in a realistic setting. Readers will also benefit from the visual interpretation of the basic equations and of the means by which the loads are resisted in typical members. ... Read more

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Nice presentation
I bought this book for Mech. of Material class because this is the required textbook. I managed to do some problems before I dropped the class. The illustration of the structures is clear and it also have some of the answers at the back to guide you. The price is the lowest from bookbiz and I was happy with the delivery too.

Another Davis lad jabbers on about this book
There's typos and some errors in the answers section.Other than that the book reads reasonably well.Make sure you're fluent with statics, but other than that it goes at a pace that works well.You may have to skip around to make things progress in the right order of learning this course.Some good things about the book are the detailed examples, and the fact that it's light and easily transportable.The book of choice here in Davis is now the Hiebbler Book, maybe you should try that, it's cheaper too.

Not the worst book you Materials Professer could have picked
This book is o.k. If you are a engineering student and your proff. assigned this book be aware that there are typos and errors to many of the problems. Upside! This book only tries to relate the material that is appropriate to a beginners class in properties of materials. Don't expect a good review of statics in this book. I you are not an engineering student and you are thinking of buying this book you are a REAL nerd. ... Read more

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This text widely used and highly regarded in it first edition, is intended for the core course in mechanics or strength of materials which is generally taught at the sophomore or junior level. Well known for its clarity and accuracy, the book also provides a wealth of problems, most of which are new in this edition. Tutorial software accompanies each book. The book is constructed in units, each consisting of one or several theory sections followed by sample problems and a large number of homework problems. Chapter 1 provides student with a review of concepts learned in the statics course. Noted for its clear explanations, the book offers students a better understanding of and an intuitive feel for problem-solving in a graphical format and in a numerical format. More than 80 percent of the problems are new and their number has been increased. Half of the examples, sample problems, and problems are in U.S customary units, half in S.I. units. Computer problems, four or more per chapter, have been added.By solving them students will acquire a small library of programs which they will be able to use in later courses, Interactive tutorial software for IBM PCs is packaged with each book; each tutorial illustrates a specific concept in the text. New chapter-opening material states the prupose and goals of the chapter and describes the material to be covered and its application to the solution of engineering problems. A review and summary section has been added at the end of each chapter and includes helpful marginal notes. The optional material on singularity functions, now in chapter 7, is particularly well adapted to the use of computers. ... Read more

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A very good book
This a very good book for beginners in mechanics and stress analysis.It discusses the various types of loading. It explains with details and with lots of examples. ... Read more

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Requiring little in the way of mathematic ability, but providing much information, this guide shows readers how they can understand and predict how a building and its materials will perform when exposed to a variety of external forces (mechanics). New information in this edition includes an analysis of indeterminate structures and the ultimate strength resistance of those structures. A greater emphasis is also placed on the fundamentals, providing professionals with simple concise solutions to common structural problems. Updated code and technology information is included, as are many more illustrations, and a wealth of problems and answers for self-study. ... Read more

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By emphasizing the three key concepts of mechanics of solids, this new edition helps engineers improve their problem-solving skills. They'll discover how these fundamental concepts underlie all of the applications presented, and they'll learn how to identify the equations needed to solve various problems. New discussions are included on literature reviews, focusing on the literature review found in proposals and research articles. Groupware communication tools including blogs, wikis and meeting applications are covered. More information is also presented on transmittal letters and PowerPoint style presentations.  And with the addition of detailed example problems, engineers will learn how to organize their solutions. ... Read more

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Mechanic Of Materials, 2nd Edition
This book is excellent. I was educated as a nuclear engineer, but seem to constantly be drawn into mechanical problems in the power plant. I bought this book to teach myself mechanics of materials so I could develop a finite element analysis program to analyze turbine generator component stress' and strains.

The book is well organized and well written. The examples are good, and the homework problems are hard enough to make you think.

My only suggestion, for other non-mechanical engineers who buy this book to learn this material, is that you also have a engineering statics book available for reference when solving the homework problems in chapter one and two.

a Structural PE perspective
I became familiar with this outstanding text when my son took a strength of materials course at the University of Texas at Austin. As a Professional Structural Engineer, I understood the importance of this course in the engineering curriculum. Also, I know from experience that many good students have trouble mastering the material. So I bought a copy so I could help my son by telephone. I am familiar with all the major texts in this subject including the classic book by Gere and Timoshenko and the popular text by Beer and Johnston.

I was immediately impressed with the Craig book. The text has clear discussions and explanations and a masterful emphasis on the three fundamentals of structural mechanics: equilibrium, material behavior and geometry of deformation. For my money it is head and shoulders above the Gere and Timoshenko and the Beer and Johnston texts. Not that they are bad books; but the Craig book is a much better book. The Beer and Johnston text is largely a cookbook approach. The emphasis is on learning specific methods to solve specific types of problems. The Gere and Timoshenko text is a virtual strength of materials encyclopedia. No book in this field has a more thorough discussion of beams. But what students (and practicing engineers) need most is where the Craig text has no peer: 1)clear, simple explanations with an emphasis on equilibrium, material behavior, and geometry of deformation and 2)a rational and logical problem solving procedure that shows students how practicing engineers approach real-world problems. A student who learns the material in this book will have solid basis for becoming a competent engineer and for more advanced work in structural mechanics.

Some of the strengths of this text include:

1. A graphic-based menu-driven computer program that includes for modules for beams, section properties, solution of simultaneous linear algebraic equations, plotting shear and moment diagrams, and plotting of Mohr's circles for stress and strain. The output from one module can be imported to the other modules. This is very user-friendly software. It can be used to solve homework problems and for carrying out iterative design solutions.

2. Emphasis on a rational and logical four-step problem-solving procedure including flow charts. The procedure includes planning the solution as well as reviewing the solution for reasonableness. Making these two steps an ingrained habit is essential to being a competent and proficient structural engineer.

3. Repeated emphasis on the three fundamental concepts of structural mechanics: equilibrium, deformation behavior of materials, and geometry of deformation. Part of becoming a competent engineer is making these three concepts second nature and learning to apply them in a skillful manner.

4. The use of force-method and displacement-method concepts; understanding these concepts is essential in more advanced work in structural mechanics.

5. All of the traditional mechanics of materials subjects are covered including what I consider the best, most through discussion of strain found in any of the popular texts on this subject. The discussion of strain includes a thorough explanation of the concept of deformation diagrams and strain-displacement analysis.

6. An introductory chapter that reviews the concept of static equilibrium and relates it to the equilibrium of deformable bodies.

7. A superior discussion of stress concentrations and failure theories.

8. Exceptionally clear discussions of stress and strain in beams.

9. The illustrations in the Craig text are clearly superior to the illustrations in the competitive texts.

10. Appendix A includes a valuable discussion of the use of power series approximation formulas. The approximations are useful in strain-displacement analysis because they allow the reduction of complex, nonlinear strain-displacement equations to linear, small-displacement forms.

11. The Craig book comes across to me as a book written by someone who passionately cares about his subject and really wants his students to understand the subject. Not just to learn enough problem solutions to pass the course. I get the impression that this book was a labor of love by the author. If an engineering student can pick up on that he has to believe that this is an important subject to master, not just to pass. The writing in the competitive texts comes across as somewhat stale. Maybe they have been through so many editions they just are not fresh and have become another job for the authors.

Review by a stress engineer
1. Emphasis on fundamentals - slower-paced in the beginning where engineering books should be. 2. Does not waste space on advanced topics such as thick,curved beams, etc. 3. Exception to 2 (above): Gives a brief introduction to the finite element method which is vital to today's stress engineer. Includes a 4-page insert of photos of FEM models. 4. Does not use complicated matrix and tensor notation. 5. Uses concepts of equilibrium. stress-strain, and geometric compatibility where possible. 6. Provides a systematic, 4-step, problem-solving procedure which includes a review of the solution (something manyengineers don't do enough) 7. Comprehensive discussion of strain. 8. Numerous examples and HW problems. 9. Comes with a CD-ROM containing an award-winning program called MDSolids which has numerous modules for problem solving of beams, trusses, Mohr's circle, properties, etc. It is the most user-friendly software I have ever used, and I have used a lot of software over 30 years. The CD has built-in examples for learning the material, but the modules also allow you to input your own problems. For example, the Beam Module allows you to break up a beam into up to 10 finite elements with generic loads on each element. Output values are tabulated and plotted for shear, moment, slope, and deflection.An added feature is that you can import values from one module into another. For example, you can use the Properties Module to calculate area and moments of inertia, and then import those values into the Beam Module. The CD alone is worth the price of the book. ... Read more

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In mechanical engineering and structural analysis there is a significant gap between the material models currently used by engineers for industry applications and those already available in research laboratories. This is especially apparent with the huge progress of computational possibilities and the corresponding dissemination of numerical tools in engineering practice, which essentially deliver linear solutions. Future improvements of design and life assessment methods necessarily involve non-linear solutions for inelastic responses, in plasticity or viscoplasticity, as well as damage and fracture analyses.

The dissemination of knowledge can be improved by software developments, data base completion and generalization, but also by information and training. With such a perspective Non-Linear Mechanics of Materials proposes a knowledge actualization, in order to better understand and use recent material constitutive and damage modeling methods in the context of structural analysis or multiscale material microstructure computations.

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This textbook makes use of the popular computer program MATLAB as the major computer tool to study mechanics of composite materials. It is written specifically for students in engineering and materials science, examining step-by-step solutions of composite material mechanics problems using MATLAB. Each of the 12 chapters is well structured and includes a summary of the basic equations, MATLAB functions used in the chapter, solved examples and problems for students to solve. The main emphasis of Mechanics of Composite Materials with MATLAB is on learning the composite material mechanics computations and on understanding the underlying concepts. The solutions to most of the given problems appear in an appendix at the end of the book. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a set of MATLAB functions that are written by the authors specifically to be used with the book and a detailed solutions manual.

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A good introductory text for students and beginners

We are writing this review of the book as our response as authors to the other review posted on this page. This book is intended to be an introductory text for students and beginners of Mechanics of Composite Materials. The presentation is simple and brief. Furthermore, it is accompanied by a CD-ROM that has numerous MATLAB functions that can be used to do the basic calculations in this subject. And we stress that we emphasize the basic calculations with no attempt to introduce advanced topics.

It is true that the calculations in this book could also be done using EXCEL. However, it is not straightforward and very difficult to perform some of these calculations in EXCEL. In fact, EXCEL is not designed to handle matrices and matrix operations like MATLAB. The choice of MATLAB for this book is based on the fact that MATLAB is a Matrix Laboratory - it was specifically designed to handle matrices and matrix operations. And we know that these types of calculations are exactly those encountered in Mechanics of Composite Materials. Thus MATLAB and not EXCEL is the right choice for this kind of book.

The subject of damage initiation is mentioned briefly in a short chapter at the end of the book. Indeed this is an advanced topic that is not normally covered in texts on Mechanics of Composite Materials. The most popular books on Mechanics of Composite Materials(like the books of Kaw, Jones, Gibson, etc) do not even mention this advanced topic. The only book that we are aware of that shows some discussion of damage initiation is the book by Herakovich - but this is the exception not the rule. We have included a short chapter on damage initiation solely to introduce the subject and guide the reader where to find additional detailed information. Furthermore, we as authors have written another book especially on the topic on damage initiation in composite materials. The book is entitled "Advances in Damage Mechanics: Metals and Metal Matrix Composites" by Voyiadjis and Kattan, Second Edition, published by Elsevier in 2006. The interested reader may refer to this advanced book for details on damage initiation in composite materials.

We have included another short chapter on homogenization at the end of the book. Again this is an advanced topic that is not normally covered in other books on Mechanics of Composite Materials. We have included this short and brief chapter to introduce the topic and guide the reader where to find further information. The interested reader will have to look into advanced specialized books on homogenization such as the book by Nemat-Nasser. He will not find this information in any competing books on Mechanics of Composite Materials.

We feel that we are fully justified in leaving out the detailed presentation of these advanced topics of this book. Again, the book is intended for students and beginners who do not seek these advanced topics in an introductory book like ours.Finally, we should note that we included the complete Solutions Manual to most of the problems in the book at the end of the book and also on the accompanying CD-ROM. The rest of the book is a printout of the Solutions Manual which some people may erroneously perceive as MATLAB output.

An informative, albeit somewhat disappointing text
A critique of this text must not go without a brief mention of the book's merits.The included CD contains lots of .m files for simple calculations and manipulations of the constitutive matrices.The book is ordered in a fairly straightforward manner.The calculations described in the book are correct.But that's about it.

You see, "Mechanics of Composite Materials with MATLAB" does not go into much detail about the mechanics of composite materials.Instead, it assumes you have a thorough knowledge of classical lamination theory (and an appropriate text for reference of said theory) and instead focuses on the MATLAB implimentation of lamination theory.Which would be great if the things the author does in MATLAB couldn't already be done in Excel.

Instead of focusing on the merits of MATLAB, like its ability to solve complex differential equations or to display contour plots and response surfaces, the author insists on devoting endless pages to elementary manipulations of various compliance and stiffness matrices.Half the book's pages, in fact, are devoted to showing raw MATLAB output.Which might be alright, if that information weren't already included on the CD.The useful information (if you call it that) ends on page 204.The rest is MATLAB output.

Worse yet, the three redeeming chapters of this book -- the ones on failure theories, homogenization methods, and damage initiation -- are brief (about 20 pages between the three of them) and WITHOUT SOLUTIONS (in print or on the CD).That's right.Even if you purchase this book, you will remain unable to plot a failure envelope, evaluate Eshelby's tensor, or do anything else that goes beyond the level of trivial.

Perhaps I shouldn't be so harsh in reviewing this book, but I feel that a text whose title claims to impliment MATLAB in studying the mechanics of composite materials should have a bit more meat to it.In fairness, I think this book could be complimentary to an introductory class on composite materials. ... Read more

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Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2/e analyzes the behavior and properties of composite materials--rigid, high-strength, lightweight components that can be used in infrastructure, aircraft, automobiles, biomedical products, and a myriad of other goods. This edition features additional exercises and new material based on the author's research and advances in the field. ... Read more

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Good. Speedy Delivery.
Good, delivery was made 20 days before scheduled. Cover a little bit weared if there is any problem.

Terrible
This book is not worth buying.If you buy it, get the next edition.It has more examples, less errors on important equations and procedures.Honestly I am considering trashing this and buying the next one because it is that much better.

Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials
The book Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials by Isaac M. Daniel and Ori Ishai is probably one of the best introduction books for composite analysis. I own several books in composites and so far this is the book I believe is most intuitive. I used this book as undergraduate and I continue to use it today. The book is easy to follow and for the most part provides with the formulation of most of the equations cover in the book. The only thing it lacks is a section in tensor analysis to help students understand stress and strain transformation via linear algebra. Over all I would recommend this text to anyone interested in learning the basics laminated composite analysis.

A great book to start the study on composites
This book is really friendly for a novice in composites. It contains a lot of theoretical and experimental data, solved problems and problems for the reader to solve and also lots of enlightening illustrations and figures. Chapters 7 and 8 nicely cover stress and failure analysis and characterization and testing subjects. Overall a very good book and up to date.

Good for eduction
I like this text book for my under graduate students it has a lot of materials informations. ... Read more

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For the past forty years Beer and Johnston have been the uncontested leaders in the teaching of undergraduate engineering mechanics. Their careful presentation of content, unmatched levels of accuracy, and attention to detail have made their texts the standard for excellence. The revision of their classic Mechanics of Materials text features a new and updated design and art program; almost every homework problem is new or revised; and extensive content revisions and text reorganisations have been made. The multimedia supplement package includes an extensive strength of materials Interactive Tutorial (created by George Staab and Brooks Breeden of The Ohio State University) to provide students with additional help on key concepts, and a custom book website offers online resources for both instructors and students. ... Read more

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Sterile
I could not follow the examples or the chapter explanations.I felt as though Beer and Johnson do not want me to understand the basic concepts.I would spend hours on a few problems and understand about half the material.I would buy LINDEBURG books on fundamentals of engineering.Do not buy this book even if it is assigned to the class.Most of your classmates or going to work together on homework problems and never open the book.

Tough book, keep with it.
The book seems almost outdated with its long text. Additionally, the practice problems at the end of each chapter can be confusing to take on based on the text. The book requires a good teacher supplement or secondary reference.

HOWEVER:

After a while, you'll get a feel for the way the book operates and you'll finish with a very strong understanding of the book's concepts. You just have to stick with it. The problems at the end of the book, although confusing at first, are great practice to applying the concepts in ways that are not explicitly defined in the chapter texts. I'd recommend this if you're willing to take on the problems and have supplemental material available.

Great resource
I haven't looked at different options in terms of others with the same content. It is a great resource in understanding fundamental properties of materials. It has lots of examples that help alot when working the problems even though some were a little vague.

Another overpriced unnecessary edition ...
...and STILL the answer key is wrong. From the Wikipedia:
"In materials science, the strength of a material refers to the material's ability to withstand an applied stress without failure. Yield strength refers to the point on the engineering stress-strain curve (as opposed to true stress-strain curve) beyond which the material begins deformation that cannot be reversed upon removal of the loading. Ultimate strength refers to the point on the engineering stress-strain curve corresponding to the maximum stress."

The last edition of this book was in 2005. What exactly in the above definition of this subject matter has changed in the last four years? Are our bridges in danger of breaking into pieces and floating into space? Or perhaps the authors have lost a great deal in the stock market and picking the pockets of students who had a great supply of affordable used fourth editions was the solution to the authors' problems?

I used this book in one of its much earlier incarnations (early 90's) for a class, and it was wonderfully written. The prose was clear, the examples to the point, and the illustrations were entirely adequate. However, that was the second or so edition, and the answer key was still wrong back then. I compared the fourth edition of this book to my stepson's fifth edition, and I have to say, what is the point? The sections have been rearranged as have the questions, and it appears some of the errors in previous editions are gone, but new ones have popped up, in some cases to problems that have been in this book for years but have just been put in a different place in the book.

If this book was about the underlying subject of material science aimed at seniors or graduate students, well that subject changes quickly. However, this is a book aimed at college sophomores, and the underlying calculations have not changed. I really loved studying this subject with my second edition. Since that edition was sufficient in 1992, I don't know why three more editions with no more room for improvement with the exception of the answer key which has still not been fixed is necessary for anything but the publisher's bottom line.

CEE BOOK
Great Book. Well put together and thought out. Newest edition with the most up to date infomation. Should be in every CEE library ... Read more

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This leading book in the field focuses on what materials specifications and design are most effective based on function and actual load-carrying capacity. Written in an accessible style, it emphasizes the basics, such as design, equilibrium, material behavior and geometry of deformation in simple structures or machines. Readers will also find a thorough treatment of stress, strain, and the stress-strain relationships. These topics are covered before the customary treatments of axial loading, torsion, flexure, and buckling. ... Read more

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Hard to learn from
I just recently used this book in my mechanics of materials course and was pretty disappointed with it.It was hard to read and learn from.I ended up borrowing Philpot's mechanics of materials text from the library and it was orders of magnitude better.

Impossible to find what you are looking for.
The book is nicely arranged for the first time you read through it, but good luck finding what you are looking for later on. Since the questions are randomly throughout the book, makes finding sections next to impossible.

Not the book I would choose
This book does teach you pretty much everything you would need to know.It is not however a good read.It is one of the blandest books I have ever read, but I will not hold that against it since it is after all a textbook.The only reason I purchased this book, is that class homework is from it.I do not like the way that the book presents topics as it seems kind of backwards to me.

If you are looking to learn the topic, this book certainly can help you do that, but there may be better options.

Excellent Transaction
I recieved the book quickly, and this product was in the condition described. Overall I had no negative issues with this purchase.

False Advertisement
Caution: This book is meant for use in ASIA ONLY. It does not say anywhere in the post that this book is meant for ASIA ONLY. The problem is that this book is entirely different than the one you will need if you need this book for a class in the US.

It does seem to have more graphics than the American Version...I haven't really looked at either yet, to be able to compare them. ... Read more

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Elasticity, plasticity, damagemechanics and cracking are all phenomena that determine the resistance of solids to deformation and fracture. The authors of this book discuss a modern method of mathematically modeling the behavior of macroscopic volume elements. The first three chapters review physical mechanisms at the microstructural level, thermodynamics of irreversible processes, mechanics of continuous media, and the classification of the behavior of solids. The rest of the book is devoted to the modeling of different types of material behavior. In each case the authors present characteristic data for numerous materials, and discuss the physics underlying the phenomena together with methods for the numerical analysis of the resulting equations. ... Read more

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Ordered text book
They sent me the wrong book but were very cooperative with the return by refunding the purchase price and shipping costs.

An advanced book for the plasticity continuum mechanics
I find it a great book, however the reader must have some knowledge onbasic/advanced plasticity topics despite its introductory chapters.Chapters 5,6 and 7 are precious describing recents theories in flow laws,hardening rules, viscoplasticity and damage mechanics. ... Read more

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This best-selling book offers a concise and thorough presentation of engineering mechanics theory and application. The material is reinforced with numerous examples to illustrate principles and imaginative, well-illustrated problems of varying degrees of difficulty. The book is committed to developing its users' problem-solving skills and includes pedagogical features that have made Hibbeler synonymous with excellence in the field.Chapter topics cover general principles, force vectors, equilibrium of a particle, force system resultants, equilibrium of a rigid body, structural analysis, internal forces, friction, center of gravity and centroid, moments of inertia, virtual work, kinematics of a particle, kinetics of a particle: force and acceleration, kinetics of a particle: work and energy, kinetics of a particle: impulse and momentum, planar kinematics of a rigid body, planar kinetics of a rigid body: force and acceleration, planar kinetics of a rigid body: work and energy, planar kinetics of a rigid body: impulse and momentum, three-dimensional kinematics of a rigid body, three-dimensional kinetics of a rigid body, and vibrations.For individuals involved in the study of mechanical/civil/aeronautical engineering. ... Read more

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Review
I had to order this book for my Statics and Dynamics class at the University of Michigan.The book is decent but is nothing special.There are a great deal of practice problems and a sufficient amount of examples.The information is pretty clear but I feel it could be described in a better manner than made things easier to comprehend.

A case study in textbooks printed only to enrich the publishers
I should preface this by saying that I am not a mechanical engineer.There may be important conventions for mechanical engineers illustrated in this book, but that I would not know.

It is better to think of this book not as a textbook but as a set of problems with some solutions.The "text" of this textbook is so poorly written that it is better treated as pointers to sections of your math or physics books you may need to review.The material and problems is not difficult, just poorly explained.

The author is sloppy with notation throughout the book, particularly the section on dynamics.It is not unusual for new notation to be introduced -- unexplained -- in an example or problem.

On that point, most books of this type contain answers to the odd numbered problems.This book is no different (and contains answers to some even ones as well) but is particularly fanatical about keeping this section's page count down.It is common for textbooks to avoid printing a graph for a problem that requires one and instead just list the equation.This book takes that one step farther and sometimes omits the equation in favor of a handful of arbitrary points. This is particularly ridiculous because (like most recent textbooks) the "text" is obstructed by an irrelevant parade of pictures and colored boxes (complete with drop shadows!).

My understand is that this series is infamous for containing many errors.The 9th edition had an egregious error in the first chapter on the SI system, for example.I noticed few outright errors (and on a second look most of those were just sloppiness) in this edition, but be warned.

Between the poor text, gratuitous drop-shadows, and general lack of care for the reader this book looks like it was printed for no reason other than killing the secondary market for the 10th edition.

GREAT JOB!
this is the book required in my engineering mechanics class and its a pretty good book.has alot of examples and solutions to some of the practice problems.alot better deal than buying the two books separately even though this book is rather large it turns out its a good bit cheaper than buying them separately

I used this for introductory mechanics in engineering
I have mixed reviews about this text.When going through the earlier material on statics and the first part of mechanics, I found the book to be difficult to learn from.Part of this was because my school didn't teach linear algebra until later, for some strange reason, making it difficult to figure out the cross & dot products presented early on.Eventually, when I was taking a course using the later chapters, I found the book much more helpful, because I had the mathematical background to handle it, and even though the material was at a higher level, I understood it better than the earlier material.So, in short, this book is okay, just make sure you're good at math before getting it.

Good Statics and Dynamics Book
Although I never took either class, I would rate this a relatively good statics and dynamics book.This is not the type of book where you can "skim" through pages and learn the topics.It might be a tough read, but I still give it a high rating. ... Read more

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Updated to reflect recent developments in our understanding of deformation and fracture processes in structural materials. This completely revised reference includes new sections on isostress analysis, modulus of rupture, creep fracture micromechanicsms, and many more. ... Read more

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Great Book
This is a great book.I think I prefer the earlier editions because they are more based on metals

Excellent Reference
This textbook reads more like an encyclopedia than a normal textbook.The presentation of the material is very thorough and accurate yet assumes a reader more mature in the material.I am using the text in a materials behavior course as a senior in mechanical engineering and many of my classmates have come to similar conclusions.Both my professor for the course and another in the same field also agreed the text is probably better suited as a reference rather than a stand-alone teaching tool.Overall, excellent text but maybe more useful for a more learned reader than I.

Overall not a bad book, but not close to being good
Many of the explanations used in the book were well written but a bit hard to understand.Equations jump out of nowhere without any elaboration and the problems asked at the end come with no supplement or explanation in the chapter to help you out.I mostly had to look up the subjects on wikipedia to really get a better understanding of much of the material.Although I acknowledge this to be a book for an upper division class, so I'm not too disappointed overall with it, seeing as how I've already taken the introductory course to material sciences and it was my fault for really forgetting the minor details needed to fully comprehend the subject.

Strong on Fracture, weaker on Deformation details
I bought this book for a one-credit course at Virginia Tech and hardlyever used it.That, I believe, chiefly reflects excellent teachingmethodology and not insufficiency of this book.

Back in Switzerland, Itook a big, long course in deformation and fracture mechanics at the SwissFederal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, and all of a sudden this bookcame in handy for extra illustrations and alternative explanations.Whileit is particularly excellent when treating fracture and devotes much spaceto this subject, deformation mechanics are often simplified or containomissions in the derivation.Unfortunately, my course went into furtherdetail than Dr. Hertzberg's book, so for the interesting details ondeformation (e.g. a good explanation of the Lüders Bands) I must searchelsewhere.

However, readers will appreciate the last chapter of casestudies, which is instructive and sometimes even humorous (though it mightrequire black humor to find a bursting tank of molasses funny).

Inshort, if you're into things that break, this book will make you happy.Ifyou want to know what happens before, this book will help, but won't by anymeans be exhaustive. ... Read more

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Structural Mechanics, first published in 1958, has become established as a classic text on the theory of structures and design methods of structural members. The book clearly and logically presents the subject's basic principles, keeping the mathematical content to its essential minimum. The seventh edition has been revised to provide up-to-date design guidance, principles in line with the current British Standards and Eurocodes.The original simplicity of the mathematical treatment has been maintained, while more emphasis on the relevance of structural mechanics to the process of structural design, analysis, materials, loads on building and structures according to the current British Standard and European Code of Practice. The initial chapters of the book deal with the concept of loads and their effects on structural materials and elements in terms of stress and strain. The significance of the shape of the cross-section of structural elements is then considered before the book finishes with the design of simple structural elements such as beams, columns, rafters, portal frames, dome frames and gravity retaining walls. ... Read more

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Philpot helps mechanical engineers visualise key mechanics of materials concepts better than any text available, following a sound problem solving methodology while thoroughly covering all the basics. The second edition seamlessly integrates the author’s award winning Mecmovies software with the chapters. It incorporates approximately 150 new problems to help students learn how to apply the material. New coverage is included on singularity functions. Content has also been revised throughout the text to provide mechanical engineers with the latest information in the field. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Excellent. Direct to the point.
Direct to the point. The necessary theory for each chapter. Its like everything is gathered together prior the exam. I really liked the MecMovies. All the gaps and difficulties I had before in Statics, MecMovies helped very much. I definitely recommend this book.

Very Helpful
Just for your information, I am just now finishing up the class. The book's Mech Movies and examples VERY thoroughly define every step taken to obtain the solution. The book successfully attempts to make extremely hard subject matter bearable.

Awesome
This book was in perfect shape, brand new. The book is very helpful at conveying the message.The MecMovies and book examples are pretty much all I did to study for my test and I got a 100. ... Read more

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This book is also available through the Introductory Engineering Custom Publishing System. If you are interested in creating a course-pack that includes chapters from this book, you can get further information by calling 212-850-6272 or sending email in quiries to engineer&atsign;jwiley.com. A handy reference guide encompassing all facets of engineering design. Presents state-of-the art information on mechanics, materials and structures, finite-element modeling, developments in fracture control and basic regulatory aspects of pressure vessel design. Gives quick access to materials data, practical design rules and techniques, mathematics and ready-to-use formulas, basic theories of elasticity, elastic stability and plasticity and principles of metallurgy of metals. Guides design engineers through the intricacies of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. ... Read more

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Intermediate Mechanics of Materials provides an engaging treatment of three-dimensional stress and strain transformation, composites, non-linear and inelastic structural analysis, thin-walled structural members, energy methods, and the finite element method.

Concise and accessible, the text logically links complex ideas together while building on students' prior knowledge. It explains different concepts through the repetitive use of a symbolic model, which relates displacements, strains, stresses, and internal/external forces and moments to each other.

Intermediate Mechanics of Materials is designed for the second undergraduate course in mechanics of materials. Students should be already familiar with the basic concepts of stress, strain, axial rods, torsion of circular shafts, and symmetric bending of beams. ... Read more