Strength of Materials
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James Lord, Virginia Tech
Amy Richardson, Virginia Tech
Sneha Davison, Virginia Tech
David A. Dillard, Virginia Tech
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ISBN 13: 9781962841351
Publisher: Virginia Tech Press
Language: English
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Table of Contents
1. Statics Review
2. Stress
3. Strain
4. Mechanical Properties of Materials
5. Axial Loading
6. Torsion
7. Beams
8. Geometric Properties
9. Bending Loads
10. Shear Loading in Beams
11. Beam Deflection
12. Stress Transformation
13. Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels
14. Combined Loads
15. Columns
Appendix A: Geometric Properties of Standard Beams
Appendix B: Slope and Deflection Tables
Appendix C: Material Properties
Appendix D: Units and Order of Magnitude
Appendix E: Centroids and Second Moment of Area for Common Shapes
About the Book
Strength of Materials is a multi-format, 414-page open textbook and accompanying problem set (and homework system) intended for use in one-semester introductory undergraduate Mechanics of Materials courses. Mechanics of Materials is an important foundation for students in several disciplines, including mechanical, civil, aerospace, and materials engineering. It is typically completed early in the core engineering curriculum, following Statics, and serves as a prerequisite to more advanced Solid Mechanics courses.
The book and accompanying problem sets are authored by a team of professors at Virginia Tech in consultation and with contributions from experts who teach undergraduate Mechanics of Materials at a variety of institutions of higher education. Access to the solution manual is available by contacting the lead author.
Instructors considering or adopting this book for a course are encouraged to sign up for updates and new release information using this form.
This textbook and its accompanying materials are intended for degree-seeking, undergraduate students in a broad range of engineering disciplines including mechanical, civil, aerospace, and materials engineering. The authors have experience teaching this content in various types of institutions including research universities to 2-year community colleges. As such, the material is designed to be relevant to instruction at the widest range of educational settings. It is suitable for high-enrollment multi-section courses and smaller intensive courses alike. This text covers fundamental skills and concepts that engineering students will rely on throughout their studies and their careers.
About the Contributors
Authors
James Lord is a Collegiate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, where he has taught foundational mechanics courses since 2014, prior to which he taught a variety of courses at Cal Poly, SLO. Born and raised in England, he holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in Biomechanical Engineering from Newcastle University. He is active in the American Society for Engineering Education and has won numerous teaching awards. He is passionate about removing barriers to education and has previously contributed to other free mechanics resources, including the popular Engineering Statics: Open and Interactive. After a decade of watching students spend $100+ on a textbook for his course he thought “I could write one of those.” So he did.
Amy Richardson is a research scientist in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Before joining Virginia Tech, she spent over 15 years as a community college faculty member, teaching mechanics courses every semester. Amy holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering, as well as a PhD in Engineering Education. She is passionate about fostering equity in the classroom so that every student has the opportunity to succeed. Contributing to this OER textbook is her way of making foundational engineering mechanics more accessible to all—one small step toward removing barriers in engineering education.
Sneha Davison is an advanced instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. She also completed her BS (1996), MS (1999), and PhD (2003), all in Engineering Science and Mechanics, from Virginia Tech. She has taught multiple mechanics courses every semester since the fall of 2016. These courses primarily include Statics, Dynamics, Deforms, and Thermodynamics. Beyond teaching in person, she feels that contributing to this OER textbook is the perfect way to reach more students and put the insight she has gained about how to communicate complicated concepts to students to good use.
David A. Dillard is the Adhesive and Sealant Science Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. He has co-authored over 210 refereed publications and regularly teaches mechanics courses. A recipient of university, national, and international awards, primarily for his research in adhesives, polymers, fracture mechanics, and viscoelasticity, he has been heavily involved in proposing and developing a novel problem-solving platform based on inadequacies he saw in publisher virtual homework feedback for a mechanics of materials course. Having taught this topic for many years, including in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats, he is very interested in seeing an open-source book for this important engineering course.