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Oxford Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Solids A Presentation with Exercises 2012 Edition by Sanjay Govindjee
This book covers the essential elements of engineering mechanics of deformable bodies, including mechanical elements in tension-compression, torsion, and bending. It emphasizes a fundamental bottom up approach to the subject in a concise and uncluttered presentation. Of special interest are chapters dealing with potential energy as well as principle of virtual work methods for both exact and approximate solutions. The book places an emphasis on the underlyingassumptions of the theories in order to encourage the reader to think more deeply about the subject matter. The book should be of special interest to undergraduate students looking for a streamlined presentation as well as those returning to the subject for a second time. Table of contents : - 1. Introduction ; 2. Tension-Compression Bars: The One Dimensional Case ; 3. Stress ; 4. Strain ; 5. Constitutive Response ; 6. Techniques ; 7. Circular and Thin-Wall Torsion ; 8. Bending of Beams ; 9. Multi-Axial Analysis ; 10. Virtual Work Methods: Virtual Forces ; 11. Potential Energy Methods ; 12. Geometric Instability ; 13. Virtual Work Methods: Virtual Displacements ; Appendix A: Additional Reading ; Appendix B: Units, Constants, and Symbols ; Appendix C: Representative Material Properties ; Appendix D: Parallel Axis Theorem ; Appendix E: Integration Facts ; Appendix F: Bending without Twisting: Shear Center ; Index