Beer F.P., Johnston E.R., DeWolf J.T., Mazurek D.F. Mechanics of Materials

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List of SymbolsIntroduction—Concept of Stress
Review of The Methods of Statics
Stresses in the Members of a Structure
Stress on an Oblique Plane Under Axial Loading
Stress Under General Loading Conditions; Components of Stress
Design Considerations
Review and SummaryStress and Strain—Axial Loading
An Introduction to Stress and Strain
Statically Indeterminate Problems
Problems Involving Temperature Changes
Poisson’s Ratio
Multiaxial Loading: Generalized Hooke’s Law
Dilatation and Bulk Modulus
Shearing Strain
Deformations Under Axial Loading—Relation Between E, n, and G
Stress-Strain Relationships For Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials
Stress and Strain Distribution Under Axial Loading: Saint-Venant’s Principle
Stress Concentrations
Plastic Deformations
Residual Stresses
Review and SummaryTorsion
Circular Shafts in Torsion
Angle of Twist in the Elastic Range
Statically Indeterminate Shafts
Design of Transmission Shafts
Stress Concentrations in Circular Shafts
Plastic Deformations in Circular Shafts
Circular Shafts Made of an Elastoplastic Material
Residual Stresses in Circular Shafts
Torsion of Noncircular Members
Thin-Walled Hollow Shafts
Review and SummaryPure Bending
Symmetric Members in Pure Bending
Stresses and Deformations in the Elastic Range
Deformations in a Transverse Cross Section
Members Made of Composite Materials
Stress Concentrations
Plastic Deformations
Eccentric Axial Loading in a Plane of Symmetry
Unsymmetric Bending Analysis
General Case of Eccentric Axial Loading Analysis
Curved Members
Review and SummaryAnalysis and Design of Beams for Bending
Shear and Bending-Moment Diagrams
Relationships Between Load, Shear, and Bending Moment
Design of Prismatic Beams for Bending
Singularity Functions Used to Determine Shear and Bending Moment
Nonprismatic Beams
Review and SummaryShearing Stresses in Beams and Thin-Walled Members
Horizontal Shearing Stress in Beams
Distribution of Stresses in a Narrow Rectangular Beam
Longitudinal Shear on a Beam Element of Arbitrary Shape
Shearing Stresses in Thin-Walled Members
Plastic Deformations
Unsymmetric Loading of Thin-Walled Members and Shear Center
Review and SummaryTransformations of Stress and Strain
Transformation of Plane Stress
Mohr’s Circle for Plane Stress
General State of Stress
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Stress
Theories of Failure
Stresses in Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels
Transformation of Plane Strain
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Strain
Measurements of Strain; Strain Rosette
Review and SummaryPrincipal Stresses Under a Given Loading
Principal Stresses in a Beam
Design of Transmission ShaftsStresses Under Combined Loads
Review and SummaryDeflection of Beams
Deformation Under Transverse Loading
Statically Indeterminate Beams
Singularity Functions to Determine Slope and Deflection
Method of Superposition
Moment-Area Theorems
Moment-Area Theorems Applied to Beams with Unsymmetric Loadings
Review and SummaryColumns
Stability of Structures
Eccentric Loading and the Secant Formula
Centric Load Design
Eccentric Load Design
Review and SummaryEnergy Methods
Strain Energy
Elastic Strain Energy
Strain Energy for a General State of Stress
Impact Loads
Single Loads
Multiple Loads
Castigliano’s Theorem
Deflections by Castigliano’s Theorem
Statically Indeterminate Structures
Review and SummaryAppendices
Moments of Areas
Typical Properties of Selected Materials Used in Engineering
Properties of Rolled-Steel Shapes
Beam Deflections and Slopes
Fundamentals of Engineering Examination
Answers to Problems
Photo Credits