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Mechanics of Materials is the book I used for my undergraduate course in strength of materials and it helped me understand the basics, and hence my selection. 

The outline is as follows:

Ch. 1: Introduction -  concepts of stress

Ch. 2: Stress and strain - axial loading

Ch. 3: Torsion

Ch. 4: Pure bending

Ch. 5: Analysis and design of beams for bending

Ch. 6: Shearing stresses in beams and thin-walled members

Ch. 7: Transformations of stress and strain

      The texts from Timoshenko and Landau and Lifschitz are classics. I think learning the physical approach of L&L is particularly valuable. The following sections are available in L&L:

 1. Fundamental Equations

 2. Equilibrium of Rods and Plates

3. Elastic Waves

4. Thermal Conduction and Viscosity in Solids

Look for insightful physical explanations, and expect to read with a pen and paper at your side, to understand exactly the brilliance behind each statement made.

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 hi i am solving 3D heat diffusion equation could you tell me the process of boundary condition  application in the main problem. i want to use mixed boundary condition that is robin boundary condition. how the boundary condition will effect the system stiffness and the mass matrix? or plz tell me some good books' name  from where i can get some idea.

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how the crack face unloading is done in Abaqus in 2-D model? i.e. how the nodal reaction force is brought down to zero while there is crack extension?

hello i am writing u from ethiopia now i am doing  design and modeling of motorcycle helmet using viscoelastic materials but i couldn't be able to understand how to use the material models so please help me by showing the prosudure how to use viscoelastic materials proporty

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