This book is primarily designed for courses in Solid Mechanics/Mechanics of Materials/Mechanics of Solids/Strength of Materials prescribed for the undergraduate students of engineering in civil, mechanical, aeronautical and applied mechanics disciplines. It covers all the basic topics of mechanics of deformable bodies generally taught in these courses. The text presents the topics in a clear, simple, practical, logical and cogent fashion that provides the students with insights into theory as well as applications to practical problems. It uses an abundance of worked examples to impart a high level of comprehension of concepts and helps master the process of calculations, manipulations and that of making appropriate inferences. Well-labelled diagrams have been used throughout the text for a sound comprehension of the fundamentals of the subject. Most of the examples and chapter-end problems have been formulated in parametric form making them independent of units and suitable for practical applications. An extensive set of problems along with hints and answers is provided at the end of each chapter for practice.
Since the book aims at covering the topics generally taught in engineering curriculum of several disciplines, an interdisciplinary approach has been followed. Some advanced topics such as thick pressure vessels, skew bending, curved members, beam-columns, etc. have also been included for the benefit of postgraduate students.
Key Features :
Emphasizes clarity of concepts and development of structural sense to enable the student to appropriately visualize the details of structures.
Develops the students’ proficiency in solving a variety of problems encountered in engineering practice.
Chapter-end questions (with hints and answers) prepare the student to handle practical mechanical, structural and fabrication problems.
Examples and practice problems are formulated in parametric form making them independent of units and suitable for practical applications.About the AuthorM. L. Gambhir, B.E. and M.E. (IIT Roorkee), Ph.D. (Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada), has been Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department, and Dean of Planning and Resource Generation, at Thapar University, Patiala. He has wide experience in structural design and project management of diverse types of structure in reinforced concrete and structural steel.
His major research interests are theoretical and experimental structural engineering, structural rehabilitation and retrofitting, vibration-based health monitoring of structures, structural stability and dynamics.
A member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Indian Society for Earthquake Technology (ISET), Prof. Gambhir has held responsible positions in numerous technical committees. He has published/presented over 65 technical papers in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences, and has authored a number of books.
