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SDC Core Engineering & Technology Series

Mechanics of Materials

Text by Ganesh Thiagarajan Ph.D. P.E.
University of Missouri - Kansas City

Publication date October, 2008

 
     
 

 

table of contents

1. Introduction
 
1.1 Overview
1.2 Units in Practice
1.3 Review of Statics
          Free Body Diagrams
          Equilibrium in two-dimensions
          Centroids of Areas
          Distributed Loads on Structures
          Moment of Inertia
1.4 Summary
2. Stress and Strain
 
 

2.1 Types and Definition of Stresses
          Traction Vector, Axial and Shear Stress
          Application to 2-D Problems
2.2 Types and Definition of Strains
          Axial Strain
          Shear Strain
2.3 Summary
2.4 Problems

 
3. Axial Force, Stress and Displacements
 

3.1 Axially Loaded Bars
          Method of Sections
          Axial Force Diagrams
          Axial Stress Computation
3.2 Axial Strain and Axial Displacement
          Axial Displacements and Elongations
          Hooke’s Law and Material Behavior
          Axial Strains
3.3 Design Criteria
          Strength and Stiffness Criteria
3.4 Summary

 
4. Statically Indeterminate Axial Force Problem

4.1 Definition of Indeterminacy
4.2 Equilibrium and Compatibility
4.3 Thermal Problems
4.4 Summary

5. Multi-Axial State of Stress and Strain

5.1 General State of Stress
5.2 General State of Strain
5.3 Hooke’s Law in 3-Dimensions
          3-Dimensional State of Stress
          Plane Stress
          Plane Strain
5.4 Summary

6. Torsion and Shear Stress

6.1 Torsion in Circular Bars
6.2 Shear Stress and Strain Due to Torsion
          Pure Shear Stress in Circular Bars
          Angle of Twist and Shear Strain
6.3 Statically Indeterminate Problems
6.4 Torsion of Thin Walled Tubes
          Shear Flow and Shear Stress
          Angle of Twist
6.5 Design Considerations
6.6 Summary

7. Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
7.1 Shear Force and Bending Moment 
7.2 Method of Sections
7.3 Shear Force and Bending Moment Equations and Diagrams
7.4 Summation Method for Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
7.5 Summary
8. Bending Moment and Flexural Stresses

8.1 Normal Stress Due to Bending
8.2 Stress Distribution and Computation
8.3 Composite Beams
8.4 Summary

9. Shear Force and Shear Stresses
9.1 Shear Flow and Shear Stress
9.2 Shear Flow in Composite Cross Sections
9.3 Shear Stress in Prismatic Beams
9.4 Shear Center
9.5 Summary
10. Transformation of Stresses and Mohr’s Circle

10.1 Transformation of Plane Stress
          Transformation Equations
          Principal Normal Stresses and Orientation
          Maximum Normal Stresses and Orientation
10.2 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Stress
          Principle and Justification of Mohr’s Circle Method
          Method for Mohr’s Circle Method
          Principal Normal Stresses and Orientation
          Maximum Normal Stresses and Orientation
10.3 Design Examples
10.4 Mohr’s Circle in 3-Dimensions
10.5 Summary

11. Deflection in Beams

11.1 Methods and Conditions
11.2 Deflections Using 2nd Order Equations
11.3 Deflections Using 4th Order Equations
11.4 Method of Superposition
11.5 Summary

12. Stability and Buckling of Columns

12.1 Elastic Buckling 
12.2 Euler Buckling Load and Buckling Stress
          Buckling Load Equation
          Effective Length Factors
12.3 Critical Buckling Load and Failure Modes
          Euler Critical Buckling Load
          Buckling and Compression Failure Modes
12.4 Inelastic Buckling
12.5 Summary

 
 


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Mechanics of Materials
ISBN:  978-1-58503-154-2

(Publication date: October 2008) 

 
 


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