Running counter to the trend in undergraduate texts in engineering solid mechanics, Govindjees exposition is compelling for the manner in which it reveals the underlying principles behind the resulting equations. Well written, concise, and insightful, the approach encourages an understanding of fundamental concepts critical to the development of mathematical models in engineering mechanics. The book is highly recommended as a refreshingly intellectual take on a classic topic.
Garrett J. Hall, California Polytechnic State University
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This book covers the essential elements of engineering mechanics of deformable bodies, including mechanical elements in tension-compression, torsion, and bending. It emphasizes a fundamental bottom up approach to the subject in a concise and uncluttered presentation. Of special interest are chapters dealing with potential energy as well as principle of virtual work methods for both exact and approximate solutions. The book places an emphasis on the underlying assumptions of the theories in order to encourage the reader to think more deeply about the subject matter. The book should be of special interest to undergraduate students looking for a streamlined presentation as well as those returning to the subject for a second time.
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This book explains the basic theory of engineering mechanics for mechanical, civil, and materials engineers. The presentation is concise and geared to more mathematically-oriented students and those looking to quickly refresh their understanding of engineering mechanics.
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1. Introduction ; 2. Tension-Compression Bars: The One Dimensional Case ; 3. Stress ; 4. Strain ; 5. Constitutive Response ; 6. Techniques ; 7. Circular and Thin-Wall Torsion ; 8. Bending of Beams ; 9. Multi-Axial Analysis ; 10. Virtual Work Methods: Virtual Forces ; 11. Potential Energy Methods ; 12. Geometric Instability ; 13. Virtual Work Methods: Virtual Displacements ; Appendix A: Additional Reading ; Appendix B: Units, Constants, and Symbols ; Appendix C: Representative Material Properties ; Appendix D: Parallel Axis Theorem ; Appendix E: Integration Facts ; Appendix F: Bending without Twisting: Shear Center ; Index
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Solutions manual available on request from the OUP website
Concise and uncluttered presentation
Systematic approach with an emphasis on fundamentals
Strong coverage of energy methods both exact and approximate
Exercises that are both basic and challenging
Richly illustrated
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Sanjay Govindjee is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley (1993-2006, 2008-present). His main interests are in theoretical and computational mechanics with an emphasis on micromechanics, shape memory alloys, and elastomers. Prior to joining Berkeley he worked as an engineer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1991-1993) in Livermore, California. He was also Professor of Mechanics (2006-2008) at ETH Zurich,
Switzerland.
Noteworthy honours include a National Science Foundation Career Award, the inaugural 1998 Zienkiewicz Prize and Medal, an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, a Berkeley Chancellor's Professorship 2006-2011, and a guest Professorship at ETH Zurich 2008-2013.
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Solutions manual available on request from the OUP website
Concise and uncluttered presentation
Systematic approach with an emphasis on fundamentals
Strong coverage of energy methods both exact and approximate
Exercises that are both basic and challenging
Richly illustra ted
This an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780199651641
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
934 gr
Høyde
247 mm
Bredde
195 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
352
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