Mechanics of Materials (Pws-Kent Series in Engineering) (Hardcover)

by James M. Gere (Author), Stephen P. Timoshenko (Author)
Key Phrases: linear elasticity, spherical pressure vessels, doubly symmetric beams, Cengage Learning, All Rights Reserved, Basic Topics (more...)

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The level of the presentation is perfect. The descriptive material is rigorous, yet explained with outstanding clarity.

I think Professor Gere has an excellent book and today is the standard by which to measure a mechanics of materials book. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
This book emphasizes fundamental concepts and how to apply them to engineering situations and, at the same time, develops readers' analytical and problem-solving skills. It aims to make difficult ideas accessible to readers. Both USCS and SI units are used throughout. Material on fatigue and stress concentrations has been added. The section on dynamic loading now includes the effects of energy losses.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 784 pages
• Publisher: Pws Pub Co; 3rd edition (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534921744
• ISBN-13: 978-0534921743
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,761,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mechanics of Materials, December 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mechanics of Materials (Hardcover)

I bought this book as a supplement to my old school text because an engineer can never have enough good resouces in the working world. I chose it after much research as it was well recommended as THE BOOK to have. I have found it to be an excellent reference book. Most all the homework problems have answers in the back as a check. The publishing and editing qualities are excellent.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introductory text for strength of materials, May 11, 2004

By	Paul Wang (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mechanics of Materials (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (Hardcover)

I was surprised at how clear and thorough this book was. I read almost the entire book (left out just a number of sections), and if you're like me and need to know the proofs for the engineering models, then this is great. It explained derivations, equation limitations, and problem-solving methods in a very satisfying way - I can honestly say that, because of this book, I have a better appreciation for how engineering methods are developed. Assuming you've studied differential equations and statics, then this book will be just right for you.

All the problems have solutions in the back, which was very helpful. However, occasionally I ran into problems that I needed detailed solutions to, so you might need to see your professor about those. Also, I have a strong feeling that maybe 3-4 problems out of the ~100 that I did had wrong or oversimplified solutions- but I could be wrong, or I used different approximation methods. So not counting that tiny minority of aggravating problems, this book is both pleasantly informative and challenging, and it made me continue to like engineering, unlike some other books/classes I've used/taken.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginning students, January 30, 2002

By	"bervin10" (Champaign, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mechanics of Materials (Hardcover)

I guess I can see some criticism from a mechanical enineers point of view for lack of fatigue failure analysis. But this book is mainly written for the beginning undergraduate for stress and strain analyis. It is by far one of the handiest and most well written books on the subject that I have come across. If you want fatigue life buy a Shigley book. If you want the basic understanding, Timoshenko is wonderful.