Mechanics of Materials [Paperback]

William F. Riley (Author), etc. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471324426 | ISBN-13: 978-0471324423 | Publication Date: October 1, 1998 | Edition: 5th

This is a clear and thorough guide, with a strong problem solving methodology. In this 6th edition of "Mechanics of Materials", Riley, Sturges, and Morris continue to provide a clear and thorough treatment of stress, strain, and stress strain relationships, as well as axial loading, torsion, flexure, and buckling. Throughout the text, they emphasize fundamental principles, with numerous applications to demonstrate and develop logical, orderly methods of analysis. The authors equip students with an effective problem solving methodology. They encourage students to draw free body diagrams whenever they write an equation of equilibrium, reduce problems to a series of simpler component problems, and present results in a clear manner. Now revised, this Sixth Edition features many new examples and homework problems, a consistent sign convention for internal forces, expanded and improved discussion of the stress element, and new sections on combined loading. New MecMovies promote visualization - Winner of the Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Software, MecMovies, by Tim Philpott of University of Missouri, is a series of interactive tutorials, quizzes, problems, and games to support lectures and self study. Icons in the margins of the text direct readers to appropriate sections of MecMovies. You can access MecMovies through the book's companion website.

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A clear and thorough guide, with a strong problem-solving methodology

In this 6th edition of Mechanics of Materials, Riley, Sturges, and Morris continue to provide a clear and thorough treatment of stress, strain, and stress-strain relationships, as well as axial loading, torsion, flexure, and buckling. Throughout the text, they emphasize fundamental principles, with numerous applications to demonstrate and develop logical, orderly methods of analysis. 

The authors equip students with an effective problem-solving methodology. They encourage students to draw free body diagrams whenever they write an equation of equilibrium, reduce problems to a series of simpler component problems, and present results in a clear manner.

Now revised, this Sixth Edition features many new examples and homework problems, a consistent sign convention for internal forces, expanded and improved discussion of the stress element, and new sections on combined loading.

New MecMovies promote visualization

Winner of the Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Software, MecMovies, by Tim Philpott of University of Missouri, is a series of interactive tutorials, quizzes, problems, and games to support lectures and self-study. Icons in the margins of the text direct readers to appropriate sections of MecMovies. You can access MecMovies through the book’s companion website. www.wiley.com/college/riley --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 808 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 5th edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471324426
• ISBN-13: 978-0471324423
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,220,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and well written, January 25, 2000

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This review is from: Mechanics of Materials (Hardcover)

I bought this book as a supplementary reference for mechanics of materials, which I do at my job. The book is well written, with plenty of example problems sprinkled throughout. I also found this book to be very comprehensive. For example, I found material on the mechanics of shrink wrapping, which I don't see in many other books on strength of materials. The only thing I would fault is that some of the chapters are too long and would have been better from a pedogical standpoint if they'd been broken up into smaller chapters. In particular, Chapter 7 on beam stresses could have been divided into separate chapters concentrating on pure bending and transverse loading. That way, a discussion of pure bending leads naturally into transverse loading. Instead, these topics are sort of thrown together into one big chapter, overwhelming the student. But overall, it's an excellent volume. Given a choice, I'd recommend Beer and Johnston, but you won't go wrong with Riley et al. either.

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent deal, December 8, 2011

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This review is from: Mechanics of Materials (Hardcover)

It's great to save money on a used book and have it look brand new. Never go to the book store again, you can always find a used book that looks like it never got used for less.

2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to learn from, August 13, 2010

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This review is from: Mechanics of Materials (Hardcover)

I just recently used this book in my mechanics of materials course and was pretty disappointed with it. It was hard to read and learn from. I ended up borrowing Philpot's mechanics of materials text from the library and it was orders of magnitude better.