Statics and Strength of Materials, 4th Edition

This book presents topics in a simple, direct way that avoids “information overload,” and uses many worked examples to clarify principles while applying them to real-life. Designed to cover statics and strength of materials without knowledge of calculus, its chapter topics include resultant of concurrent forces in a plane; equilibrium of concurrent forces in a plane; resultant of nonconcurrent forces in a plane; equilibrium of a rigid body; force analysis of structures and machines; forces in space; friction; center of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia of areas; strain for axial loads: Hooke's Law; shear forces and bending moments in beams; bending and shearing stresses in beams; deflection of beams due to bending; combined stresses and Mohr's Circle; columns; and bolted, riveted, and welded structural connections. An extensive list of professional organizations (including Websites)) supplies readers with sources for more information on material properties or recommended practices related to manufacturing and construction. For individuals preparing for a career in technical engineering.

This text covers the topics of statics and strength of materials at a level that is appropriate for industrial technology and engineering technology programs, as well as for university-level courses for non-engineering majors such as architecture. The book uses U.S. Customary and SI units equally in worked examples and practice problems. Sections requiring calculus are included for professors who teach in accredited programs in the technologies; these sections are marked with asterisks and may be omitted, depending on the level of coverage required, without a loss of continuity in the text. Chapters 1 through 8 cover the topic of statics, and include a review of unit conversions, trigonometry, and simultaneous equations. Chapters 9 through 18 are devoted to the study of strength of materials.

The new edition also includes:

• A list of objectives at the beginning of each chapter to help students identify the specific skills they should acquire from the material covered;
• More than 200 worked examples, and over 900 practice problems in varying degrees of difficulty;
• An extensive list of professional organizations (including address, phone number, and website) for specific information on material properties and recommended practices related to manufacturing or construction;
• New material on the use of mathematical technology (BASIC programs and graphing calculators) to solve simultaneous equations;
• A new section that details the use of computer spreadsheets in determining beam deflections