Strength of materials is a subject which deals with strength, stability and rigidity of various structural members like prismatic bars, beams, columns, cylinders etc;. This book follows simple approach and introduces the basics of subject with the help of numerous solved and unsolved problems. This book contains sixteen chapters. This comprehensive book is for diploma, undergraduate students of Mechanical, Production, Civil, Aeronautical, and Metallurgical engineering branches. An exclusive chapter is introduced on Solving through Ansys R. For better understanding of usage of AnsysR software, the problems which are solved in chapters are taken as examples and step by step procedure is discussed.

Salient Features:

· Numerous solved examples which gives the clear understanding of the subject.

· Well illustrated with worked out examples

· Coverage of most of the Strength of materials topics

· Simple Language aimed to benefit average students.

· An exclusive chapter on solving strength of materials problems using Ansys.

Contents:


1. Simple Stresses and Strains

2. Torsion

3. Principal Stresses

4. Shear Force and Bending Moment

5. Bending Stresses in Beams

6. Shearing Stresses in Beams

7. Deflection in Beams

8. Statically Indeterminate Beams

9. Pressure Vessels

10. Columns and Struts

11. Curved Beams

12. Centrifugal Stresses

13. Shear Center

14. Unit Load Method

15. Strain Energy Methods

16. Solving through ANSYS