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Mechanics of Materials,

Edition 4 An Introduction to the Mechanics of Elastic and Plastic Deformation of Solids and Structural Materials

Editors: By Vadim Silberschmidt and E.J. Hearn

Publication Date: 06 Feb 2026

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Mechanics of Materials: An Introduction to the Mechanics of Elastic and Plastic Deformation of Solids and Structural Materials, 4th Edition covers the behaviors of materials and structures under various loads, the ways in which they react to applied forces, the resulting deflections, and the stresses and strains that need to be considered when designing a mechanical component.

It begins with an introduction to the concepts of stress, strain, shear force, and bending moments, then progresses to an examination of bending, shear, and torsion in elements such as beams, cylinders, shells, and springs. A simple treatment of complex stress and strain leads to a study of the theories of elastic failure and an introduction to the experimental methods of stress and strain analysis.

Building on those fundamentals, the book then extends the scope of the materials covered into more complex areas such as unsymmetrical bending, loading and deflection of struts, rings, discs, cylinder plates, diaphragms, and thin walled sections. The finite element method, and more advanced topics such as contact and residual stresses, stress concentrations, fatigue, and creep and fracture are also covered. Each chapter contains a summary of the essential formulae developed in the chapter, as well as a large number of worked examples which progress in level of difficulty. Additionally, each chapter concludes with an extensive selection of problems for solving by the reader.

Key Features

Outlines the behaviors of materials under different loads, their responses to applied forces, and stresses and strains to consider when designing components
Introduces the concepts of stress, strain, shear force, bending, and torsion in various materials and structures
Progresses into more advanced concepts such as unsymmetrical bending, finite element method, contact and residual stresses, fatigue, creep, fracture, and more
End of each chapter features formula summaries, worked examples, and problems for readers to solve (with solutions provided)

About the author

By Vadim Silberschmidt, Professor, Chair of Mechanics of Materials, ICoVIS Director, and Head of the Mechanics of Advanced Materials Research Group, Loughborough University, UK and E.J. Hearn, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

1. Simple Stress and Strain
2. Shearing Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
3. Bending; Deflection of Beams
4. Built-in Beams
5. Unsymmetrical Bending; Shear Stresses
6. Torsion
7. Torsion of Non-Circular and Thin-Walled Sections
8. Thin Cylinders and Shells
9. Thick Cylinders
10. Strain Energy
11. Springs
12. Complex Stresses
13. Complex Strains
14. Introduction to Advanced Elasticity Theory
15. Failure Theories
16. Buckling
17. Introduction to Plasticity
18. Rotating Rings, Discs, and Cylinders
19. Circular Plates and Diaphragms
20. Contact Stresses, Residual Stresses, and Stress Concentrations
21. Effects of Temperature and Impact
22. Fatigue and Fracture
23. Introduction to Viscoelasticity and Creep
24. Introduction to Finite Element Method
25. Experimental Stress Analysis

ISBN: 9780443240522

Page Count: 858

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