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modeling of flexible four-bar mechanisms

Submitted by mullapudi datt… on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 07:13

hi,

can any body tell me about the modeling of flexible four-bar mechanisms?

15. Recommend a textbook that you think will help students in this course

Submitted by mingguo on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 02:13

Theory of Elasticity by Landau and Lifshitz.

http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Elasticity-Third-Theoretical-Physics/dp/075062633X

content:

1 fundamental equations

2 the equilibrium of rods and plates

3 elastic waves

4 dislocations

5 thermal conduction and viscosity in solids

6 mechanics of liquid crystals

ES 240 - Sun Min Jung Q15

Submitted by Sun Min Jung on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 00:51

If I were to recommend one textbook that will help students in this course it would obviously be the "Theory of Elasticity" by Timoshenko and Goodier. But you could have found that out by simply looking at the course syllabus, so I will also recommend the following books that are helpful in other areas of the course: "Mathematical Phyiscs" by Kusse and Westwig, "Mechanics of Materials" by Beer and Johnson, and "Advanced Engineering Mathematics" by Greenberg.

Elasticity: Tensor, Dyadic and Engineering Approaches by P.C. Chou and N. J. Pagano

Submitted by Andrew Seagraves on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 23:56

There are a few helpful reviews of this book on amazon. Here is the link to that page:
Elasticity-Tensor-Dyadic-Engineering-Approaches
http://www.amazon.com/Elasticity-Tensor-Dyadic-Engineering-Approaches/d…
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Mechanics of Materials by F. P Beer, E. R. Johnston, J. T. DeWolf

Submitted by Maria Persson Gulda on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 19:51

The hyperlink for reviews on this book on amazon.com is the following:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0073107956/ref=cm_cr_…

Mechanics of Materials by F. Beer, E. R. Johnston, and J. T. DeWolf

Submitted by Christian Wylonis on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 18:35

Crystallography and Crystal Defects by A. Kelly and G. W. Groves

Submitted by Kathleen W. DiSanto on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 18:07

Deformable Bodies and Their Material Behavior by HW Haslach and RW Armstrong

Submitted by Nathan Thielen on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 18:01

Deformable Bodies and Their Material Behavior by HW Haslach and RW Armstrong is a great reference book for solid mechanics. This text discusses a wide variety of materials, the relationships between applied stresses, displacements and material properties, the mathematical approximations to predict mechanical behaviors, and the practical uses for the theory. The text helps to understand how the theory can be applied to practical problems. The text has many worked examples to common problems.