Introduction to engineering mechanics : a continuum approach
Rossmann, Jenn StroudBassman, Lori
CRC Press (Boca Raton, FL, 2015) (eng) English9781482219487Unknown2nd ed.MECHANICS, APPLIED; Unknown Integrated Mechanics Knowledge Essential for Any Engineer Introduction to Engineering Mechanics: A Continuum Approach, Second Edition uses continuum mechanics to showcase the connections between engineering structure and design and between solids and fluids and helps readers learn how to predict the effects of forces, stresses, and strains. The authors’ "continuum checklist" provides a framework for a wide variety of problems in solid and fluid mechanics. The essence of continuum mechanics, the internal response of materials to external loading, is often obscured by the complex mathematics of its formulation. By gradually building the formulations from one-dimensional to two- and three-dimensional, the authors help students develop a physical intuition for solid and fluid behavior and for the very interesting behavior of those materials including many biomaterials, between these extremes. This text is an accessible first introduction to the mechanics of all engineering materials, and incorporates a wide range of case studies highlighting the relevance of the technical content in societal, historical, ethical, and global contexts. It also offers a useful perspective for engineers concerned with biomedical, civil, chemical, mechanical, or other applications. New in the Second Edition: The latest edition contains significantly more examples, problems, and case studies than the first edition. The 22 chapters in this text: Define and present the template for the continuum approach Introduce strain and stress in one dimension, develop a constitutive law, and apply these concepts to the simple case of an axially loaded bar Extend the concepts to higher dimensions by introducing the Poisson’s ratio and strain and stress tensors Apply the continuum sense of solid mechanics to problems including torsion, pressure vessels, beams, and columns Make connections between solid and fluid mechanics, introducing properties of fluids and strain rate tensor Address fluid statics Consider applications in fluid mechanics Develop the governing equations in both control volume and differential forms Emphasize real-world design applications Introduction to Engineering Mechanics: A Continuum Approach, Second Edition provides a thorough understanding of how materials respond to loading: how solids deform and incur stress and how fluids flow. It introduces the fundamentals of solid and fluid mechanics, illustrates the mathematical connections between these fields, and emphasizes their diverse real-life applications. The authors also provide historical context for the ideas they describe and offer hints for future use.
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xvi, 446 p.26 cm.ill.
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Contents
Preface
Authors
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Strain and Stress in One Dimension
Chapter 3 Case Study 1: Collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt RegencyWalkways
Chapter 4 Strain and Stress in Higher Dimensions
Chapter 5 Applying Strain and Stress in Multiple Dimensions
Chapter 6 Case Study 2: Pressure Vessels
Chapter 7 Beams
Chapter 8 Case Study 3: Physiological Levers and Repairs
Chapter 9 Beam Deflections
Chapter 10 Case Study 4: Truss- Braced AirplaneWings
Chapter 11 Instability: Column Buckling
Chapter 12 Case Study 5: Hartford Civic Arena
Chapter 13 Connecting Solid and Fluid Mechanics
Chapter 14 Case Study 6: Mechanics of Biomaterials
Chapter 15 Case Study 7: Engineered Composite Materials
Chapter 16 Fluid Statics
Chapter 17 Case Study 8: St. Francis Dam
Chapter 18 Fluid Dynamics: Governing Equations
Chapter 19 Case Study 9: China's Three Gorges Dam,
Chapter 20 Fluid Dynamics: Applications
Chapter 21 Case Study 10: Living with Water, and the Role of Technological Culture
Chapter 22 Solid Dynamics: Governing Equations