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Mechanics of Materials: Textbook Recommendation
I will be teaching a sophomore level class mechanics of materials class. The class will cover mechanics of basic strength of materials (e.g. beams, pressure vessels), but I also want to teach basic elements of failure mechanics (fracture, fatigue, plasticity, and wear.) I'm looking for a recommendation of an undergrad mechanics textbook that covers the fracture, fatigue, plasticity, and wear. The students will have had a statics and mechanics class and their textbook already covers strength of materials. Thanks.
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Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Hi Vicky,
For teaching elements of fracture, failure, plasticity (and possibly, wear) a good book would be "Mechanical Behavior of Materials"by Meyers and Chawla (Cambridge Press).
The other book would be "Solid Mechanics" by William Hosford(Cambridge Press).
~Shailendra
RE: Textbook recommendation
Dear Vicky,
I would recommend "Mechanics of solid materials by Lemaître and Chaboche.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YfHTNHfjqXoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Mechanics+of+Materials+Lemaitre&source=bl&ots=ksZTImY2qA&sig=khGcdGiR6nUfYxrSmGs6VLDpRpk&hl=en&ei=K0rATNbqNJa6jAePiq2ZCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Mechanics%20of%20Materials%20Lemaitre&f=false
It's a classic textbook, very descriptive, without neglecting elements of continuum mechanics. It treats plasticity, damage mechanics and fracture mechanics in the conclusive chapters, and in a very accessible manner.
Defintely a "must have" for every "mechanician".
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Mechanics of solid materials
Author:
Jean Lemaître; Jean-Louis Chaboche