Table of Contents

Introduction. Axial tension and compression. Torsion. Shear and bending moment. Bending stresses in symmetric beams. Deflection of beams under bending. Complex stresses. Complex strains and strain gauges. Theories of elastic failure. Buckling of columns. Energy method. Bending of thin plates. Impact loads and vibration.

About the Author

Jianqiao Ye is professor of mechanical engineering at Lancaster University, UK, and a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is former reader in structural and materials modeling at the School of Civil Engineering in the University of Leeds and he has worked as a university lecturer for about thirty years. His research and teaching are concerned primarily with the mathematical and computer modeling of structures and materials.

Reviews

"Very well organized. Comprehensive on the topics that relate to stress analysis and structures."
—Zakaria Abdallah, Swansea University, UK