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Structural Mechanics provides an in-depth coverage of mechanics of structures with an approach that departs from the conventional strength of materials approach. It proceeds from the theory of elasticity to analyze the three-dimensional response to mechanical loads with a focus on slender structural elements: bars or beams, and assemblages thereof, known as trusses, frames, or ossatures.
Written with a rigorous perspective based on Saint-Venant's theory, the book develops practical solutions to structures problems. It enables readers to classify structural members and identify the conditions under which a structural component can be idealized for analysis of load bearing capacity. The book covers three-dimensional theory of beams of any cross-sectional shape or form, including flexible rods, rings, tubes, multi-cell sections, and thin-walled structures.
The book is intended for upper-level undergraduate mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering students taking courses in Structural Mechanics, Structural Analysis, and Mechanics of Aerospace Structures.
Instructors will be able to utilize a Solutions Manual and Figure Slides for their course.
List of contents
Part I. Elastic Solids. 1. Strain. 2. Stress. 3. Stress-Strain Relations. 4. The General Problem of Elastostatics. Part II. Beams. 5. Geometry and Statics of Beams. 6. Normal Force. 7. Bending Moment. 8. Torsion of Beams. 9. Shear Force. 10. Combined Loading. 11. Buckling. 12. Experimental Measurements.
About the author
Amine A. Benzerga is the General Dynamics Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, USA, which he joined in 2004. He holds an engineering diploma from SUPAERO (Toulouse, 1995) and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Mines de Paris in 2000. Prior to joining Texas A&M, he was a Research Engineer at the National Research Laboratory of Gaz de France (now GRTgaz) on leave at Brown University (Providence, USA) where he later pursued his post-doctoral studies in Solid Mechanics. His research interests include the deformation and fracture of structural and functional materials. Dr. Benzerga was the recipient of a CAREER award from the U.S. National Science Foundation in 2008 and a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in 2022. He was the Edward Pete Aldridge Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M (2011-2014) and was elected ASME Fellow in 2024. Until recently, he was the Director of the Center for intelligent Multifunctional Materials and Structures (CiMMS) and currently holds a joint appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M.
