Strength of Materials

Preface

Strength of materials is a basic engineering subject that is to be understood by any one who is concerned with the strength and physical performance of structures. This is a subject of study dealing with deformable solid bodies. This subject comprises of fundamental concepts of stress–strain, deformations, strain energy and load-carrying capacity of certain structures. It forms a core subject in the curriculum of civil engineering, mechanical engineering, production engineering, aeronautical engineering, automobile engineering, chemical engineering and electrical engineering.

This book has been written for the benefit of students who have commited to understand the elements of strength of materials. The elementary concepts of this subject ...