Engineering Mechanics of Solids (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Egor P. Popov (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0137261594 | ISBN-13: 978-0137261598 | Edition: 2

This book presents a comprehensive, cross-referenced examination of engineering mechanics of solids. Traditional topics are supplemented by several newly-emerging disciplines, such as the probabilistic basis for structural analysis, and matrix methods. Although retaining its character as a complete traditional book on mechanics of solids with advanced overtones from the first edition, the second edition of Engineering Mechanics of Solids has been significantly revised. The book reflects an emphasis on the SI system of units and presents a simpler approach for calculations of axial stress that provides a more obvious, intuitive approach. It also now includes a greater number of chapters as well as an expanded chapter on Mechanical Properties of Materials and introduces a number of avant-garde topics. Among these topics are an advanced analytic expression for cyclic loading and a novel failure surface for brittle material. An essential reference book for civil, mechanical, and aeronautical engineers.

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A comprehensive, cross-referenced examination of engineering mechanics of solids. Traditional topics are supplemented by an exposure to several newly-emerging disciplines, such as the probabilistic basis for structural analysis, and matrix methods. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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This book presents a comprehensive, cross-referenced examination of engineering mechanics of solids. Traditional topics are supplemented by several newly-emerging disciplines, such as the probabilistic basis for structural analysis, and matrix methods. Although retaining its character as a complete traditional book on mechanics of solids with advanced overtones from the first edition, the second edition of Engineering Mechanics of Solids has been significantly revised. The book reflects an emphasis on the SI system of units and presents a simpler approach for calculations of axial stress that provides a more obvious, intuitive approach. It also now includes a greater number of chapters as well as an expanded chapter on Mechanical Properties of Materials and introduces a number of avant-garde topics. Among these topics are an advanced analytic expression for cyclic loading and a novel failure surface for brittle material. An essential reference book for civil, mechanical, and aeronautical engineers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (August 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137261594
• ISBN-13: 978-0137261598
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Badly needs updating, editing, simplifying, May 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineering Mechanics of Solids (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book makes a difficult subject even more difficult. While the definitions and general information are good enough, the derivations seem to be very complicated, esoteric, and confusing. This may be appropriate for graduate level (although many of these techniques are obsolete in view of FE analysis) but this book bills itself, and is used mainly for undergraduate deformable mechanics classes. There seem to be a number of mistakes in the book as well. Professors should probably not use this book for an undergraduate level course--find something newer. Undergrads will probably need to get some sort of supplementary outline material that will simplify things.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There are too many mistakes in this book., June 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineering Mechanics of Solids (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I used this book for a college course last semester and was very displeased with it. It seems like the book was rushed to print, because there are many errors. Figures are improperly dimensioned or do not reflect the information of the problem statement. At least once the book refers to a stress as a force. There are misprinteed equations within the text. For example, in one case a 3 was printed instead of an "E". In another case a "y" was printed indstead of gamma. Some of the practice problem answers given in the back of the book are incorrect. In the tables listing the dimensions and properties of American standard steel W-shapes, the columns for web thickness, flange thickness and flange width are mislabeled. In the table giving useful properties of areas, the moment of inertia for a thin tube is incorrect as is the location of the centroid of half of a thin tube. One of the less serious, but more glaring errors occurs in chapter twelve. The chapter is titled "Yield and Fructure Criteria" instead of "Yield and Fracture Criteria". This incorrect title is repeated on every page of the chapter. This reveals the quality of editing for this edition of Popov's book.

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't get this book!, November 26, 2011

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This review is from: Engineering Mechanics of Solids (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book takes a simple topic and makes it impossible to learn and follow along. Problems at the end of the chapter ask you to solve for things that are not even covered in the book. If your teacher is using this book I feel bad for you. Try to buy another book to learn from, and get the homework problems assigned from a friend.