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Mechanics of Materials by R.C. Hibbeler

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  • Content (by chapter):
    • Stress
    • Strain
    • Mechanical Properties of Materials
    • Axial Load
    • Torsion
    • Bending
    • Transverse Shear
    • Combined  Loadings
    • Stress Transformation
    • Strain Transformation
    • Design of Beams and Shafts
    • Deflections of Beams and Shafts
    • Buckling of Columns
    • Energy Methods
  • This is a standard undergraduate introductory solid mechanics textbook. I find it very helpful for a more conceptual understanding of the physics behind the stress-strain relationships in a less mathematically complex manner. The book does NOT deal with vector or tensor calculus, but it explains the same physical phenomena we deal with - typically only in 2D, making things much easier to visualize before you generalize them to 3D.
  • Being a mechanical engineer, I tend to think in a more physically oriented manner and I prefer to deal with tangible examples that I can visualize.  Thus, I'd much rather deal with beams, trusses, rods etc. in examples that I can physically reason out in my head than fourth order tensors and differential equations. So while this book won't necessarily help you chug through the more difficult math in our homework, I still think it's good for understanding the fundamental principles of solid mechanics.
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