Schaum's Outline of Strength of Materials, Seventh Edition

by Merle C. Potter, William Nash

Overview

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Schaum’s Outline of Strength of Materials, Seventh Edition features:

• 455 fully-solved problems
• 68 examples
• 22 mini practice exams
• 2 final exams
• 22 problem-solving videos
• Extra practice on topics such as determinate force systems, torsion, cantilever beams, and more
• Clear, concise explanations of all strength of materials concepts
• Content supplements the major leading textbooks in strength of materials
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260456554
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/22/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

William Nash was a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a faculty member at the University of Florida for 13 years. He served as Structural Research Engineer at the David Taylor Research Center of the Navy Department in Washington, D.C. and had extensive experience consulting for the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Aerospace Corporation, and General Electric.Merle C. Potter, PhD, is the author of Engineering Analysis and the co-author of The Mechanics of Fluids, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Sciences, Thermodynamics, Engineering Your Future, Differential Equations, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, and numerous exam review books. He is Professor Emeritus of mechanical engineering at Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 Tension and Compression
1.1 A Review of Forces and Moments
1.2 Stresses in an Axially Loaded Bar
1.3 Strain in an Axially Loaded Bar
1.3.1 Stress-Strain Diagrams
1.3.2 Factor of Safety
1.3.3 Hooke’s Law
1.3.4 Thermal Strain
1.4 Indeterminate Members
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 2 Shear Stresses
2.1 Shear Force and Shear Stress
2.2 Strain Due to Shear
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 3 Combined Stresses
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Plane Stress
3.3 Principal Stresses and Maximum Shearing Stress
3.4 Mohr’s Circle for Plane Stress
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 4 Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Spherical Pressure Vessels
4.3 Cylindrical Pressure Vessels
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 5 Torsion
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Torsional Shearing Stress
5.3 Torsional Shearing Strain
5.4 Power Transmission
5.5 Statically Indeterminate Shafts
5.6 Combined Stresses
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 6 Forces and Moments in Beams
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Forces and Moments
6.3 Shear and Moment Diagrams
6.4 Singularity Functions
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 7 Stresses in Beams
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Bending Stresses
7.3 Shearing Stresses
7.4 Combined Stresses
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 8 Deflection of Beams
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The Elastic Curve Differential Equation
8.3 Deflections by Integration
8.4 Deflections Using Singularity Functions
8.5 Deflections Using Superposition
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 9 Statically Indeterminate Beams
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Solutions Using the Elastic Curve
9.3 Solutions Using Superposition
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 10 Columns
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Buckling of a Long, Slender Column
10.3 Eccentrically Loaded Columns
10.4 Empirical Column Formulas
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Chapter 11 Fatigue
Solved Problems
Supplementary Problems
Appendix Tables from Various Chapters for Quick Reference
Practice Exams
Final Exams
Solutions to Practice Exams and Final Exams
Index