Mechanics Of Solids

The subject matter of study in mechanics of solids its purpose and scope and fundamental concept of stress and strain and mechanical behaviour of materials under uniaxial loading have been taken up in the beginning apart from fundamentals of mechanics. The subsequent chapters include analysis of simple stress and strain, shear force and bending moment, bending and shear stresses in beams and torsion of shafts. Other topics include deflection of beams, analysis and transformation of stress and strain, elastic strain energy and stability analysis of columns. Effect of combined loads on structural members, bending of curved bars, analysis of fixed and continuous beams, unsymmetric bending and shear centre, application of singularity functions or the so called discontinuity functions in shear force, bending moment, slope and deflection of beams and a short chapter on theories of failure are other topics of interest included in the book. A comprehensive set of Objective type questions with answers is provided in the Appendix.

1. Fundamental Concepts and Scope

2. Simple Stress and Strain

3. Shear Force and Bending Moment

4. Stresses in Beams

5. Torsion

6. Deflection of Beams

7. Fixed and Continuous Beams

8. Analysis of Stress and Strain

9. Stresses Due to Combined Loading

10. Buckling of Columns

11. Elastic Strain Energy and Its Applications

12. Bending of Curved Bars

13. Theories of Failure

14. Thick Cylinders and Spheres

15. Rotating Discs and Cylinders

16. Appendix

17. References