Mechanics of Materials

This book is a pilot course in the Mechanics of Materials (Elasticity and Strength) offered to engineering students throughout the bachelor study. The main objective of this course is for students of engineering to develop the ability to analyse a given problem in a simple and logical manner and to its solution, apply a few fundamental and well-understood principles. This book consists of 6 chapters which include fundamental types of loading: axial, torsional, bending, and transversal. Each chapter contains many solved and unsolved problems.

This book includes materials concepts, so readers fully understand how materials behave mechanically and what options are available to the mechanical designer in terms of material selection and process. The design process is further enhanced by consistently relating the mechanics of materials to the chemistry and microstructure of modern materials.