Autorentext

Dr. Clarence W. de Silva is a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia with an exceptional academic career spanning multiple prestigious institutions. He holds Fellow status in ASME, IEEE, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society of Canada, and has occupied several distinguished chair professorships, including the Senior Canada Research Chair in mechatronics. His impressive educational background includes PhDs from MIT and Cambridge, a Higher Doctorate (ScD) from Cambridge, and an honorary D.Eng. from Waterloo. Dr. de Silva's career is marked by numerous fellowships and awards, including the Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award and IEEE Third Millennium Medal, alongside extensive editorial responsibilities for major journals, including serving as Editor-in-Chief for multiple international publications. His scholarly contributions are extraordinary, encompassing 26 technical books, 19 edited volumes, 51 book chapters, over 300 journal articles, a similar number of conference papers, and 48 keynote addresses at international conferences, with recent publications focusing on dynamic systems, sensors, mechatronics, and engineering mechanics.

Nimali Tennekoon is a Senior Lecturer at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) with extensive expertise in mechanical and materials engineering. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1993, followed by an MPhil in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering from Sheffield Hallam University, UK. A Chartered Engineer and member of the Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL), IEEE, and the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), she currently serves as the principal investigator of the Soft Robotics Research Group (SORRG) at OUSL. Her research focuses on soft robotics, finite element analysis, and multi-axial fatigue, and she has authored over 100 publications in academic journals and conference proceedings, establishing herself as a significant contributor to her field.

Klappentext

This second edition is an introductory book on the subject of Mechanics of Materials with a focus on integrating the basics of Finite Element Analysis. Mechanics of Materials provides the basis for understanding structural mechanics in engineering systems such as buildings, bridges, vehicles, and machines.

This new edition incorporates the fundamentals of the subject into analytical methods, modeling approaches, numerical methods, experimental procedures, numerical evaluation procedures, and design techniques. It introduces the fundamentals and then moves on to more advanced concepts and applications. It discusses analytical methods using simple mathematics, examples, and experimental techniques, and it includes a large number of worked examples and case studies that illustrate practical and real-world usage.

Mechanics of Materials: Basics an Finite Elements, Second Edition serves as both a textbook and a reference book for engineering students and practicing professionals. Numerous figures are included, and a valuable solutions manual is available for instructors.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction to Mechanics of Materials Chapter 2. Statistics: A Review Chapter 3. Stress Chapter 4. Strain Chapter 5. Mechanical Properties of Materials Chapter 6. Axial Loading Chapter 7. Torsion in Shafts Chapter 8. Bending in Beams Chapter 9. Stress and Strain Transformations. Chapter 10. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis. Chapter 11. Methods and Equations in FEA Appendix A: Geometric Properties of Planar Shapes Appendix B. Deflections and Slopes of Beams in Bending Appendix C. Buckling of Columns. Appendix D. Advanced Topics. Appendix F. Mechanical Properties of Common Engineering Materials. Appendix F. Finite Element Analysis Using MATLAB®