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Strengths of Materials Textbook

Strengths of Materials Textbook

Strengths of Materials Textbook

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Is there a popular strengths of materials (mechanics of materials) book out there?  Mostly I need some good refreshers on principal stresses, mohrs circle, ect..

My undergrad book SUCKED and I need to brush up..
Thanks,
 

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

I have a Hibbeler and Timoshenko.  Both are good.

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

Gere...Timoshenko's understudy, best one out there.
"Mechanics of Materials" Fifth edition.  

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

Even Mechanics of Materials by Beer is also good.

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

I thought that was Mechanics of Materials WITH Beer...

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto:  KISS
Motivation:  Don't ask

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

That works too Mike-
I could go for a nice hoppy IPA right now sad  

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

My college materials textbook sucked so much it actually created a void in my bookcase.  

I also use Timoshenko and Gere.  

If you can, you might try to get ahold of Eshbach's "Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals".  I have one from 1936 and it is a great summary, to include Mechanics of Materials.  

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto:  KISS
Motivation:  Don't ask

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

Also a very good summary is "Nash  Shaum's Strength of Materials

RE: Strengths of Materials Textbook

"Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers" by James F. Shackelford is a great book to use a refresher.

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