[ebook] Mechanics of Materials: A Modern Integration of Mechanics and Materials in Structural Design by Jenkins and Khanna


Mechanics of Materials: A Modern Integration of Mechanics and
Materials in Structural Design

by Christopher Jenkins Sanjeev Khanna


Hardcover: 408 pages
Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (March 15, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0123838525
ISBN-13: 978-0123838520


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Book Description
This new book is the first to bridge the often disparate bodies of
knowledge now known as applied mechanics and materials science. Using
a very methodological process to introduce mechanics, materials, and
design issues in a manner called "total structural design", this book
seeks a solution in "total design space" Features of the text include:

* A generalized design template for solving structural design
problems.
* Every chapter first introduces mechanics concepts through
deformation, equilibrium, and energy considerations. Then the
constitutive nature of the chapter topic is presented, followed by a
link between mechanics and materials concepts. Details of analysis and
materials selection are subsequently discussed.
* A concluding example design problem is provided in most chapters, so
that students may get a sense of how mechanics and materials come
together in the design of a real structure.
* Exercises are provided that are germane to aerospace, civil, and
mechanical engineering applications, and include both deterministic
and design-type problems.
* Accompanying website contains a wealth of information complementary
to this text, including a set of virtual labs. Separate site areas are
available for the instructor and students.

* Combines theories of solid mechanics, materials science and
structural design in one coherent text/reference
* Covers physical scales from the atomistic to continuum mechanics
* Offers a generalized structural design template

From the Back Cover
This text is concerned with two interconnected activities:
· Providing a sound foundation in teaching the art and science of
structural design
· Bridging the divide between applied mechanics and materials science

The unifying treatment of structural design presented here should
prove useful to any engineer involved in the design of structures. A
crucial divide to be bridged is that between applied mechanics and
materials science. The onset of specialization and the rapid rise of
technology, however, have created separate disciplines concerned with
the deformation of solid materials. Unfortunately, the result is in
many cases that society loses out on having at their service
efficient, high-performance material/structural systems.

We follow in this text a very methodological process to introduce
mechanics, materials, and design issues in a manner called total
structural design. The idea is to seek a solution in total design
space. Features of the text include:
·A generalized design template for solving structural design
problems.
·Every chapter first introduces mechanics concepts through
deformation, equilibrium, and energy considerations. Then the
constitutive nature of the chapter topic is presented, followed by a
link between mechanics and materials concepts. Details of analysis and
materials selection are subsequently discussed.
·A concluding example design problem is provided in most chapters, so
that students may get a sense of how mechanics and materials come
together in the design of a real structure.
·Exercises are provided that are germane to aerospace, civil, and
mechanical engineering applications, and include both deterministic
and design-type problems.
·The book web site at www.books.elsevier.com has a wealth of
information complementary to this text, including a set of virtual
labs. Separate site areas are available for the instructor and
students.

The material presented in this text is suitable for a first course
that encompasses both the traditional mechanics of materials and
properties of materials courses. The text is also keyed to allow its
use in a more traditional mechanics of materials course. We use the
icons ": to indicate chapter sections that are mostly oriented to
mechanics (), materials ("), or design (:), or some combination of
these areas. The text is also appropriate for a second course in
mechanics of materials or a follow-on course in design of structures,
taken after the typical introductory mechanics and properties courses.
This text can be adapted to several different curriculum formats,
whether traditional or modern. Instructors using the text for a
traditional course may find that the text in fact facilitates
transforming their course over time to a more modern, integrated
approach.
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