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This book is intended to serve as a textbook for undergraduate courses on strength of materials or mechanics of materials. Written in a clear and student friendly manner, this book presents a comprehensive yet concise coverage of the subject matter. The book is simple and easy to understand, includes a large number of solved problems, representative diagrams, and an extensive number of questions in exercise. It can be used in classroom teaching or self-study. The large number of end-of-chapter problems also make this book useful for students preparing for admissions and entrance exams. The book can be used for strength of materials courses across mechanical, materials, industrial, civil and aerospace engineering disciplines.
List of contents
Simple Stresses and Strains.- Shear Force and Bending Moment.- Bending Stresses in Beams.- Shear Stresses in Beams.- Torsion.
About the author
Prof. T.S. Venkatesh is an Associate professor in Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra, Mumbai. He has 5 years of Industrial experience, of which 4 years with Shipping Corporation of India as a Marine engineer and 1 year with Grindwel Norton as Air conditioning Engineer. For the past 31 years he is into academics teaching various subjects of engineering both at UG and PG students.
Prof T.S. Venkatesh has published books in engineering Mechanics and Engineering Mathematics. He also serves as an Examiner and Moderator at both UG and PG levels. He has guided several students for their projects at UG level.
Summary
This book is intended to serve as a textbook for undergraduate courses on strength of materials or mechanics of materials. Written in a clear and student friendly manner, this book presents a comprehensive yet concise coverage of the subject matter. The book is simple and easy to understand, includes a large number of solved problems, representative diagrams, and an extensive number of questions in exercise. It can be used in classroom teaching or self-study. The large number of end-of-chapter problems also make this book useful for students preparing for admissions and entrance exams. The book can be used for strength of materials courses across mechanical, materials, industrial, civil and aerospace engineering disciplines.
