Statics / Mechanics of Materials Reference

[Eltron]

I feel like this has been covered before, but I could only find this thread:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=115792

Anyway, I'm looking for a good reference book for solids / mechanics of materials. So far I've been recommended:

Engineering Mechanics - Timoshenko
Advanced Mechanics of Materials - Seeley
Foundations of Solid Mechanics - Fung

Any idears or suggestions?

Dan

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[KENAT]

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[SWmechE]

You can take a look at Beer & Johnston: Mechanics of Materials... it was the standard text that my classes used in school. I'm not sure how well it stacks up to others but I refer to it off and on when my brain needs a kick in the right direction on something. I also find websites like efunda a good place for refreshers on topics that I'm not always 100% on.

 

[TERIO]

I don't have any of the books you have listed however I suspect they are covering different topics at different levels of complexity. I think Timoshenkos Engineering Mechanics will be more of a statics and Dynamics book. I think the Fung book will be at fairly high mathematical level with tensor equations. As a result I am not quite sure what material/level of complexity you are looking for.

I have one called "Advanced Strength of Materials" by J.P. Den Hartog that is pretty good (and a cheap Dover paperback).

http://books.google.com/books?id=HX...ength of materials&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

I also recently came across this

http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/54/

which looks pretty good.

 

[TERIO]

The name of the book in my second link is "The Analysis of Stress and Deformation" by George Housner.

 

[Ron]

Ditto on Beer and Johnston..I still have mine and occasionally refer to it after 34 years.

 

[ShaggyPE]

Beer and Johnston here too.

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[SNORGY]

In addition:

(1) Mechanics Of Materials - E.P. Popov
(2) Advanced Mechanics Of Materials - Boresi/Sidebottom/Seely/Smith (might be the same...)
(3) Mechanics Of Solids And Structures - PP Benham & FV Warnock
(4) Mechanical Analysis And Design - AH Burr
(5) Mechanisms And Dynamics Of Machinery - Mabie & Ocvirk
(6) Engineering Mechanics - Schaum's (McLean & Nelson)

I find the "Benham & Warnock" to be clear, concise and to the point. It's the one I pick up most. I find the "Burr" to be very nicely done.

Regards,

SNORGY.

 

[Eltron]

Thanks, fellas. Looks like I need to do some poking around the library.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

Dan's Blog

 

[HDS]

I remember a Timoshenko book from my statics class at school. It was very well written and I would highly recommended it.

this is the latest edition

http://books.google.com/books?id=Ea...PR13#v=onepage&q="Timoshenko" "Gere"&f=false

 

[SomptingGuy]

I have a copy of Popov at home. My university flatmate gave it to me after he got his degree and went off to study law. "I won't be needing this any more!"

- Steve

 

[chris9]

Shigley's mechanical engineering design is a good one.

Chris

http://www.value-design-consulting.co.uk

 

[hydtools]

Beer and Johnson, too. Beer was Mechanics deprtmant head when I was in school.

Spotts, Design of machine elements.

Ted