Strength of Materials: Mechanics of Solids in SI Units is an all-inclusive text for students as it takes a detailed look at all concepts of the subject. Distributed evenly in 35 chapters, important focusses are laid on stresses, strains, inertia, force, beams, joints and shells amongst others.Each chapter contains numerous solved examples supported by exercises and chapter-end questions which aid to the understanding of the concepts explained. A book which has seen, foreseen and incorporated changes in the subject for 50 years, it continues to be one of the most sought after texts by the students for all aspects of the subject. Key Features: 35 chapters provide an in-depth coverage of every important concept in the subject. FIVE NEW Chapters on Unsymmetrical Bending and Shear Centre, Mechanical Properties of Materials (Stress-Strain Diagram), Torsion of Circular Shafts, Theories of Failure and Testing of Materials More than 1000 examples, figures and tables aid to the concepts explained. More than 600 in-text exercise questions and chapter-end questions add to the practice of the students. Free On the Website: 9 Chapters on Analysis of Perfect Frames (Graphical Method), Dams and Retaining Walls, Deflection by Conjugate Beam Method, Moment Distribution Method, Torsion of Circular Shafts, Riveted Joints, Welded Joints, Introduction to Reinforced Concrete and Mechanical Properties and Testing of Materials (Stress-Strain Diagram)
