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Mechanics of Materials, 8e, is intended for undergraduate Mechanics of Materials courses in Mechanical, Civil, and Aerospace Engineering departments.

Containing Hibbeler’s hallmark student-oriented features, this text is in four-color with a photorealistic art program designed to help students visualize difficult concepts.  A clear, concise writing style and more examples than any other text further contribute to students’ ability to master the material.

Click here for the Video Solutions that accompany this book. Developed by Professor Edward Berger, University of Virginia, these are complete, step-by-step solution walkthroughs of representative homework problems from each section of the text.

Customer Reviews (23)

good book
this is a great book.Key equations are clearly marked, book has worked out solutions for examples that are very helpful

Mechnaics of Materials
This is a great book for learning Solid Mechanics..!!

As far as the book condition upon arrival, It did have high-lighting but was still in good condition for a used book. The binding was still in good condition.

Would buy again from seller, great buy for the price.

Very satisfied!
The order was shipped out in reasonable time and was just as described. I was very satisfied.

Great Reference Material
This is a great reference tool for the office for anyone over 50!The examples are relavent and the material is pretty tight.Recommended.

AWESOME book
First, the material in the book has really helped me in the class. Second the book came to me in top condition!! ... Read more

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Now in 4-color format with more illustrations than ever before, the Seventh Edition of Mechanics of Materials continues its tradition as one of the leading texts on the market.With its hallmark clarity and accuracy, this text develops student understanding along with analytical and problem-solving skills.The main topics include analysis and design of structural members subjected to tension, compression, torsion, bending, and more.The book includes more material than can be taught in a single course giving instructors the opportunity to select the topics they wish to cover while leaving any remaining material as a valuable student reference. ... Read more

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book
This book is required for my class so I'm just giving a review on the shipping and physical quality that it came in. The shipping time came in normal and the condition looks great.

A fantastic textbook, but as always Amazon ships SLOW
This book is incredible.My favorite text in earning my degree thus far.It's laid out properly for a smooth read.The difficulty level is just right so that you aren't overwhelmed, but still cannot afford to slack or you will be missing out.I hope Gere has other texts that are required for future classes.Buy this book and keep it forever! It makes me love engineering even more

I would also like to add that Amazon didn't ship it out until ten days after i placed my order, this resulted in a total of 16 days to get my book.As discussed in other places on the web, this is a result Amazon punishing SSS customers... Super Slow Shipping option.I thought I would add this in case you guys need it in time for a class..I don't know what Amazon thinks they are doing but they will lose so much business if they keep it up.Free shipping is no longer a privilege on the internet but it is expected.Barnes and Nobles has been treating me right since Amazon opted to act like a little girl about everything.

These prizes are insane
This book - as well as all the other books on Mechanics of Materials books are twice as expensive here on the .com site compared to the .co.uk-site - WITH THE CURRENT POUND/DOLLAR CONVERSION RATE. This doesn't seem right - considering several publishers are American. I was going to buy the Kindle, but with no access to the .co.uk offering, I'm hope to go for an I-Pad, and not to run into the same problems!

Student Review
I used this book to take a mechanics of materials course online. The book is well written and easy to understand, a very important attribute since I didn't have a TA or professor to ask questions. There are many well explained examples. The book was also a valuable reference as I continued my engineering studies. It is a book that I will certainly keep for the future.

Material is good, layout is awful
Most of the material that should be covered in a decent mechanics of materials book is here ... you just have to find it. I found the layout of the book overall rather poor. My professor seems to have come to the same conclusion, as we covered chapter 7 before chapter 2. I think the book also focuses too much on things that have few to no practical applications. If you're a civil engineer, working with beams and cables (5 of 12 chapters have "beam" in the name), this might be useful. But for something with more of a focus on the "materials" aspect (and with a much better layout), Dieter's Mechanical Metallurgy book is far better (and 250 pages shorter). It explains many of the same concepts (as well as many more, such as fracture and strengthening mechanisms) but in a much more concise and understandable way with a emphasis on practical application. ... Read more

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At McGraw-Hill, we believe Beer and Johnston’s Mechanics of Materials is the uncontested leader for the teaching of solid mechanics.Used by thousands of students around the globe since it’s publication in 1981, Mechanics of Materials, provides a precise presentation of the subject illustrated with numerous engineering examples that students both understand and relate to theory and application.

The tried and true methodology for presenting material gives your student the best opportunity to succeed in this course.From the detailed examples, to the homework problems, to the carefully developed solutions manual, you and your students can be confident the material is clearly explained and accurately represented.

If you want the best book for your students, we feel Beer, Johnston’s Mechanics of Materials, 5th edition is your only choice. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (24)

Sterile
I could not follow the examples or the chapter explanations.I felt as though Beer and Johnson do not want me to understand the basic concepts.I would spend hours on a few problems and understand about half the material.I would buy LINDEBURG books on fundamentals of engineering.Do not buy this book even if it is assigned to the class.Most of your classmates or going to work together on homework problems and never open the book.

Tough book, keep with it.
The book seems almost outdated with its long text. Additionally, the practice problems at the end of each chapter can be confusing to take on based on the text. The book requires a good teacher supplement or secondary reference.

HOWEVER:

After a while, you'll get a feel for the way the book operates and you'll finish with a very strong understanding of the book's concepts. You just have to stick with it. The problems at the end of the book, although confusing at first, are great practice to applying the concepts in ways that are not explicitly defined in the chapter texts. I'd recommend this if you're willing to take on the problems and have supplemental material available.

Great resource
I haven't looked at different options in terms of others with the same content. It is a great resource in understanding fundamental properties of materials. It has lots of examples that help alot when working the problems even though some were a little vague.

Another overpriced unnecessary edition ...
...and STILL the answer key is wrong. From the Wikipedia:
"In materials science, the strength of a material refers to the material's ability to withstand an applied stress without failure. Yield strength refers to the point on the engineering stress-strain curve (as opposed to true stress-strain curve) beyond which the material begins deformation that cannot be reversed upon removal of the loading. Ultimate strength refers to the point on the engineering stress-strain curve corresponding to the maximum stress."

The last edition of this book was in 2005. What exactly in the above definition of this subject matter has changed in the last four years? Are our bridges in danger of breaking into pieces and floating into space? Or perhaps the authors have lost a great deal in the stock market and picking the pockets of students who had a great supply of affordable used fourth editions was the solution to the authors' problems?

I used this book in one of its much earlier incarnations (early 90's) for a class, and it was wonderfully written. The prose was clear, the examples to the point, and the illustrations were entirely adequate. However, that was the second or so edition, and the answer key was still wrong back then. I compared the fourth edition of this book to my stepson's fifth edition, and I have to say, what is the point? The sections have been rearranged as have the questions, and it appears some of the errors in previous editions are gone, but new ones have popped up, in some cases to problems that have been in this book for years but have just been put in a different place in the book.

If this book was about the underlying subject of material science aimed at seniors or graduate students, well that subject changes quickly. However, this is a book aimed at college sophomores, and the underlying calculations have not changed. I really loved studying this subject with my second edition. Since that edition was sufficient in 1992, I don't know why three more editions with no more room for improvement with the exception of the answer key which has still not been fixed is necessary for anything but the publisher's bottom line.

CEE BOOK
Great Book. Well put together and thought out. Newest edition with the most up to date infomation. Should be in every CEE library ... Read more

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Statics and Mechanics of Materials, 3/e is ideal for introductory combined Statics and Mechanics of Materials courses found in ME, CE, AE, and Engineering Mechanics departments.

A comprehensive and well-illustrated introduction to the theory and application of statics and mechanics of materials. The text presents a commitment to the development of student problem-solving skills and features many pedagogical aids unique to Hibbeler texts. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

THE modern classic textbook for mechanical engineering
What more can be said. One of the few required engineering textbooks that is worth the price of admission.

good transaction
I can not complain about the transaction. The book came as described by the seller, anddelivered in decent time period. I will recommend him/her to any friend
Thk you

Text Review
This textbook contains a lot of good examples that are very helpful in solving the homework questions. The only thing I do not like is that I have found quite a few numerical errors for the price.
Overall, it is worth the investment.

Good Textbook
I bought this book about 4 months ago for my Statics class at university.The book is well organized and the concepts as well as the examples are easy to follow.I have found it to be a very good reference especially if one is learning some of the concepts mentioned in the book from scratch.There is a sufficient number of examples and problems for one to digest the material.

On the downside, the book does not have the feel of a general purpose reference book and should be regarded as a textbook that is to be followed in order to learn the material inside.

Very good book to learn
Statics and Mechanics of Materials by R.C.HIBBELER

Statics: 1) General Principles 2) Force Vectors 3) Force System Resultants 4) Equilibrium 5) Structural Analysis 6) Geometric Properties and Distributed Loadings 7) Internal Loadings

Mechanics of Materials: 8) Stress and Strain 9) Mechanical Properties of Materials 10) Axial Load 11) Torsion 12) Bending 13) Transverse Shear 14) Combined Loadings 15) Stress and Strain Transformations 16) Design of Beams 17) Buckling of Columns

My Comment About The Book: I think this is one of the best books interested in statics and mechanics. You can learn all subjects easyly and you can see lots of applications with very good examples. If you really want to learn buy it! ... Read more

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* Use of Free-Body Diagrams. Authors, Riley, Sturges and Morris, feel that a proper free-body diagram is very important in all mechanics courses. Whenever an equation of equilibrium is written, a complete, proper free-body diagram accompanies it.
* Problem Solving Procedures. Statics and Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Approach provides students with an effective methodology for problem decomposition and solution, the ability to present results in a clear, and logical manner is emphasized throughout the text.
* Homework Problems. Over 1100 homework problems allow for varied problem assignments. Each set of problems represents a range of difficulty and is grouped according to this range of difficulty.
* SI vs. U.S. Customary Units are used in equal proportions in the text for both example and homework problems. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Great Quality for a Great Price!
At the bookstore on campus, I bought this book for about 120$. Buying it on Amazon only cost me 40$, which it the best deal I've ever gotten with anything. The book came in really nice condition, basically brand-new and took about 2 weeks to actually arrive at my doorstep. That's a little longer then I would have hoped, but I was still able to sell my bookstore statics book back to the college for a full refund so no real problem. For a third of the price this is a deal that can't be passed up.

Statics and Mechanics of Materials
The book came in great condition, and it shipped very fast. Im absolutely pleased with this transaction. Thank you :)

Good Buy
This was a good purchase. The book is in excellent shape and the transaction was very timely.

Do Not Recommend
I really tried to follow this book, but I had a hard time keeping up with the poorly written text and mediocre examples. There are lots of good, well-written problems, but no way to see them solved out step by step. The back contains some answers to random questions, but I was really expecting more out of it. There is no online site for students to accompany the text, and I really just could not wrap my head around the material as a beginning engineering student. Maybe this text would be preferable for someone with a background in statics or a foundation in the material already. If this is a required text for your class, I might consider some other supplementary material...

Perfect...
It was shipped fast and it was in great condition. The corners were a little bent because they used an envelope instead of a box...but it was in a nice condition overall... ... Read more

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This book balances introduction to the basic concepts of the mechanical behavior of composite materials and laminated composite structures.It covers topics from micromechanics and macromechanics to lamination theory and plate bending, buckling, and vibration, clarifying the physical significance of composite materials.In addition to the materials covered in the first edition, this book includes more theory-experiment comparisons and updated information on the design of composite materials. ... Read more

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REFUND NOT RECEIVED YET
We had returned this book along with other four books.Whole order was returned for refund.
But I have not received the refund of $97.96 @ Mechanics of Composite Materials by Robert Jones
Please refund $97.96 ASAP

A must have
This book is just the bible for the stress analyst working with composites.
A must have at your bookshelf.

Excellent Text
I own the original edition of this text.I borrowed a colleague's copy of the second edition to review before buying my own copy.It didn't take me long to decide that the new edition was an essential purchase.This is THE text to buy if you have an interest in composites.

Nice pictures, no value
I'm a final-semester senior at the University of Kentucky in Mechanical Engineering and I purchased this book as required reading for my composites class.Here's the thing:the book doesn't really say that much of anything.It spends all of its time stating equations for particular types of composites without specifying why it's doing it or how it got from equation to equation.As a matter of fact, all the chapter-end review questions seem to be are "hey, bet you can't figure out how we got from equation 4.56 to equation 4.57."It makes for somewhat easier homework because it's simple algebra and trig most of the time, but what am I learning, exactly?I usually try to justify books like this as saying, well, at least maybe I'll use it as a reference book in the future...but this book's just horrible.I would recommend you not buy this unless it's required of you for any particular class.Hope this helps.

Good reference book
I find this book to be a very handy reference.Sometimes the equations get very involved, but I do like the way the material is presented.The font is kinda wierd (newest edition), but thats just a subjective thing for me. I also like the design section in the back, and the depth of information on design considerations is neat.Including this book, Swanson's analysis book is another good addition for joggling your memory on composite analysis that you took in grad school. :) ... Read more

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The approach of the Beer and Johnston texts has been utilized by hundreds of thousands of students over decades of engineering education. The Statics and Mechanics of Materials text uses this proven methodology in a new book aimed at programs that teach these two subjects together or as a two-semester sequence.

Maintaining the proven methodology and pedagogy of their other textbooks, Beer and Johnston’s Statics and Mechanics of Materials combines the theory and application behind these two subjects into one cohesive text. A wealth of problems, Beer and Johnston’s hallmark Sample Problems, and valuable Review and Summary sections at the end of each chapter highlight the key pedagogy of the text. ... Read more

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Advanced Mechanics of Materials bridges the gap between elementary mechanics of materials courses and more rigorous graduate courses in mechanics of deformable bodies (i.e., continuum mechanics, elasticity, plasticity) taken by graduate students. Covering both traditional and modern topics, the text is ideal for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in advanced strength of materials, advanced mechanics of materials, or advanced mechanics of solids. Rather than exclusively emphasizing either fundamentals or applications, it provides a balance between the two, teaching fundamentals while using real-world applications to solidify student comprehension.Advanced Mechanics of Materials features: DT applications to contemporary practice DT use of modern computer tools, including Mathcad DT an introduction to modern topics, such as piezoelectricity, fracture mechanics, and viscoelasticityChapters two through five cover theoretical and conceptual development and contain relatively simple examples aimed at enhancing student understanding. The remaining chapters apply the theory to specific classes of problems such as: DT beam bending, including the effects of piezoelectricity DT plate bending DT beam and plate vibration and buckling DT introductory concepts of fracture mechanics DT finite element analysisThe authors assume that students will have an understanding of elementary (statics, dynamics, strength of materials) and intermediate (aircraft structures, machine design) mechanics. ... Read more

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Extensively updated and maintaining the high standard of the popular original, Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, Second Edition reflects many of the recent developments in the mechanics of composite materials. It draws on the decades of teaching and research experience of the author and the course material of the senior undergraduate and graduate level classes he has taught.

New and up-to-date information throughout the text brings modern engineering students everything they need to advance their knowledge of the evermore common composite materials. The introduction strengthens the book’s emphasis on basic principles of mechanics by adding a review of the basic mechanics of materials equations. New appendices cover the derivations of stress equilibrium equations and the strain–displacement relations from elasticity theory. Additional sections address recent applications of composite mechanics to nanocomposites, composite grid structures, and composite sandwich structures. More detailed discussion of elasticity and finite element models have been included along with results from the recent World Wide Failure Exercise. The author takes a phenomenological approach to illustrate linear viscoelastic behavior of composites. Updated information on the nature of fracture and composite testing includes coverage of the finite element implementation of the Virtual Crack Closure technique and new and revised ASTM standard test methods. The author includes updated and expanded material property tables, many more example problems and homework exercises, as well as new reference citings throughout the text.

Requiring a solid foundation in materials mechanics, engineering, linear algebra, and differential equations, Principles of Composite Materials Mechanics, Second Edition provides the advanced knowledge in composite materials needed by today’s materials scientists and engineers. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (4)

Good book but old theories
This is a good book if you are looking for foundation of composite material analysis. It does not contain applications and discussion.

Good book
Buy this book if you are doing research in micromechanics of composites. Cheap, interesting... like everything from Dover!

Micromechanics of composites
I came across this book while doing research on micromechanics of particulate composites for my PhD work. It is an excellent book for reference. It describes the work of various reseacher in a very simple,straight-forward fashion. Someday I would like to own it but at this pointcannot afford the price.

Micromechanics of composites
I came across this book while doing research on micromechanics of particulate composites for my PhD work. It is an excellent book for reference. It describes the work of various reseacher in a very simple,straight-forward fashion. ... Read more

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Great Book
I have used this as a reference book in my undergrade 10 years ago, and it is still useful for me today at my job to brush up my memory, and to go to the basic concepts that can easily fade by time. I guess this is a must have book for a Civil/Mechanical engineer.

Great Book
I have used this as a reference book in my undergrade 10 years ago, and it is still useful for me today at my job to brush up my memory, and to go to the basic concepts that can easily fade by time. I guess this is a must have book for a Civil/Mechanical engineer.

strain transfromation
plane strain, gegneralequation of plane strain transformation , mohr's circle-plane strain ... Read more

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This book presents both differential equation and integral formulations of boundary value problems for computing the stress and displacement fields of solid bodies at two levels of approximation - isotropic linear theory of elasticity as well as theories of mechanics of materials. Moreover, the book applies these formulations to practical solutions in detailed, easy-to-follow examples.

Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity presents modern and classical methods of analysis in current notation and in the context of current practices. The author's well-balanced choice of topics, clear and direct presentation, and emphasis on the integration of sophisticated mathematics with practical examples offer students in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering an unparalleled guide and reference for courses in advanced mechanics of materials, stress analysis, elasticity, and energy methods in structural analysis. ... Read more

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Building on the success of five previous editions, this new sixth edition continues to present a unified approach to the study of the behavior of structural members and the development of design and failure criteria. The text treats each type of structural member in sufficient detail so that the resulting solutions are directly applicable to real-world problems. New examples for various types of member and a large number of new problems are included. To facilitate the transition from elementary mechanics of materials to advanced topics, a review of the elements of mechanics of materials is presented along with appropriate examples and problems. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (14)

Great if you are intelligent
The negative reviews here are absolutely RIDICULOUS!
They all say that these equations are useless because there are FEM/BEM programs or they are much too difficult.

People, remember this is ADVANCED mechanics of materials.
These equations are very straight forward and are VERY useful if you work for a company that either can't afford a FEM/BEM program, or one whose management is marked by its inefficiency (in my case, Florida Power & Light{my supervisor was an idiot who was not only was less educated, but made up BS about bad methodology when he wasnt even qualified to review my work!})
Anyways, i havent read any other book, but i really have to say that this one is rather nice to have.

Good book, but bad site
I find this book very clear and yet it has several topics. But the site where the solutions are supposed to be are rather confusing, and, for some unknown reason, only teachers have access to the answer key. I think a graduation student should be given the right to check his answer, since he is not a kid who will cheat on his homework or anything.

Good text for a class in Advanced Mechanics
This book is well written and even manages to maintain an interesting easily read tone.
The only reason I don't give it a 5 is because it is not a stand alone text.Aside from stress/strain theories and general planar analysis (Mohr's circle relations, Hooke's Laws), there is not much review of basic mechanics of materials in this book so it is not going to work for students new to mechanics or who are looking to be able to review basic mechanics before you delve into the meat of advanced mechanics.In fact, I recommend having a basic mechanics book available even for the more advanced students because it is often a necessary reference for many of the problems.
Aside from the above drawback, the new material presented in this book is layed out very well and with just enough detail to keep an engineer happy.What I mean by this is that only enough mathematics is used as is necessary, and the author avoids extensive exhausting proofs wherever he can.
Some of the advanced topics covered are as follows:

Inelastic Material Behavior
Applications of Energy Methods
Advanced Bending & Torsion
Curved Beam Analysis
Elastic and Inelastic Foundations
Stress Concentrations
Fracture Mechanics
Fatigue
Contact Stresses
Creep

Good
Shipping time seemed a little long, but was within the shipping period.Seller was very quick to respond with questions.

Replacing an old school book
I realy like this book as a reference guide.I design powertrain parts for medium and light duty trucks and passcars.I typically use the formulas in this book to evaluate new designs and patent ideas before a great deal time and money is put into the program just to find out that it wont work.It is a great resorce for the first look at structural integerity and fatiuge life before investing in FEA. ... Read more

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In 1997, Dr. Kaw introduced the first edition of Mechanics of Composite Materials, receiving high praise for its comprehensive scope and detailed examples. He also introduced the groundbreaking PROMAL software, a valuable tool for designing and analyzing structures made of composite materials. Updated and expanded to reflect recent advances in the field, this Second Edition retains all of the features-logical, streamlined organization, thorough coverage, and self-contained treatment-that made the first edition a bestseller.

The book begins with a question-and-answer style introduction to composite materials, including updated material on new applications. The remainder of the book discusses macromechanical analysis of both individual lamina and laminate materials; micromechanical analysis of lamina including elasticity based models; failure, analysis, and design of laminates; and a new chapter devoted to symmetrical and nonsymmetrical beams. New examples and derivations were added to the chapters on micromechanical and macromechanical analysis of lamina, and the design chapter includes two new examples: design of a pressure vessel and a drive shaft. The author also added key terms and a summary to each chapter. Updated PROMAL software is available at the author's Web site, updated frequently, along with new multiple-choice questions.

With superior tools and complete coverage, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Second Edition makes it easier than ever to integrate composite materials into your designs with confidence. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

A very good book.
It's a very good book. It's easy to read. It contains a very good explanations about the mechanical behaviour of laminas and laminates.

Adequate
This book is moderate at best.We used it in a graduate class I am taking as an undergrad.First off, mistakes in the examples and text are not uncommon, and they are very annoying.Second, the examples have too many references to previous examples.It is very annoying to be flipping back 3 chapters to see how an answer was acheived.It is fairly easy to read and the organization is acceptable.

Don't get too excited about the software.It may work well, but there is no written or electronic help/support.

Excellent reference
As a practicing engineer, I was refreshed to find such a well-organized, no-fluff reference on laminated composites.The examples are presented in a concise, piecemeal fashion; they are worked start-to-finish, right down to the algebra in many cases.No insulting assumptions about your level of competence are to be found.

The section on design and analysis provides an excellent arrangement of fully-worked engineering problems ranging from filament-wound driveshafts and pressure vessels (to demonstrate mixed-loadcase scenarios) to weight and cost optimization strategies for those interested in comparing composites to isotropic materials like steel and aluminum.

While the book provides an excellent overview of classical laminated plate theory, the one thing I found to be in want of was a proper section on the analysis of plates and shells.For that, the mathematically inclined reader is directed to J.N. Reddy's authoritative treatise on composites titled Mechanics of Laminated Composite Plates and Shells.

That is not to say that Mr. Kaw's title is in any way inferior to Reddy's work.It's rather like comparing apples to oranges; as such, to pit the two works against one another is inappropriate.On the one hand, Kaw provides a very digestable (and long overdue) introduction to composite materials, going into great detail about the terminology, sign conventions, coordinate systems, and mechanical behavior of composites without becoming long-winded or mathematically convoluted.Reddy picks up where Kaw leaves off, introducing variational methods like the Rayleigh-Ritz method, as well as energy principles from the likes of Galerkin.From there, the reader is presented with a rich array of analytical and numerical methods of finding stresses and strains under various types of loading and boundary conditions (which is what the practicing engineer is ultimately looking for).

What Reddy's work does for layerwise and shear-deformable theories of plates and shells, Kaw has done for the classical description of laminated composites.Mechanics of Composite Materials effectively bridges the gap between the outdated books of yesterday, and the technical articles that belong in academic journals.I can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone looking for a proper introduction to the design and analysis of composites, while still being extremely accessible to the undergraduate.

Useful and comprehensive
This book has described the materials very well. It is really perfect to be a textbook. Good examples and problems.

A Great Book!
This book is very good! I recommend it to any mechanical engineering student. It help me out alot! ... Read more

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Definitive textbook on the mechanics and strength of materials for students of engineering principles throughout their degree course. Paper. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Not THAT bad, but you can do better
Unfortunately, I have to agree with other two reviews posted above. Every now and again I do refer to the book, but it's certainly not my favourite. I actually checked to see if there's a new edition out because I thought it would contain a lot of corrections. It does cover many topics, that's why I find it useful, but tread carefully.

Terrible Textbook
I can't believe how badly written this textbook is.I could find countless mistakes riddled throughout the pages including: missing units, wrong units, spelling mistakes, wrong answers given.In addition, the examples do not clearly show how to go about a certain problem, nor do they explain what equations are used.This textbook should have never been published.

Sucks !
This is, without a doubt, the WORST text-book I have ever had in school ever! The examples are poorly written and all the numbers just put in the formulas right away so half of my time goes into finding out what formulasare being used, and the other half goes into reading the bad text. Theproblems are many with wrong given answers and well.. that is just typicalbecause the book left me nothing. I would strongly recommend other booksfor subjects this book teaches. ... Read more

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This book blends both innovative (large strain, strain rate, temperature, time dependent deformation and localized plastic deformation in crystalline solids, deformation of biological networks) and traditional (elastic theory of torsion, elastic beam and plate theories, contact mechanics) topics in a coherent theoretical framework. Extensive use of transform methods to generate solutions will make this book of interest to structural, mechanical, and aerospace engineers.Plasticity theories, micromechanics, crystal plasticity, and energetics of elastic systems are also covered, as well as an overall review of math and thermodynamics. ... Read more

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A concise, updated successor to the successful Mechanics of Materials by Higdon, Olsen, Stiles, Weese, and Riley. This text is designed for a first course in mechanics of deformable bodies; it presents the concepts and skills that form the foundation of all structural analysis and machine design. Presentation relies on free-body diagrams, application of the equations of equilibrium, visualization and use of the geometry of the deformed body, and use of the relations between stresses and strains for the material being used. Stress transformation is covered later in this book than in the Higdon text. Includes many illustrative examples and homework problems. Also contains computer problems and an appendix on computer methods. ... Read more

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Best Professors at Iowa State University
William Riley and Loren Zachary are the best professors at Iowa State University that I ever had.You won't find a better introduction to Mechanics of Materials.

Very well writen, and easy to follow
I have used this book in an engineering mechanics class and I believe that it is an excellent teaching tool. The problems in the book relate well with the reading and though it requires a basic knowlege of statics, I felt itexplained everything very well. ... Read more

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Out ... Read more

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This book is concerned with the topical problems of mechanics of advanced composite materials whose mechanical properties are controlled by high-strength and high-stiffness continuous fibers embedded in polymeric, metal, or ceramic matrix. Although the idea of combining two or more components to produce materials with controlled properties has been known and used from time immemorial, modern composites were only developed several decades ago and have now found intensive application in different fields of engineering, particularly in aerospace structures for which high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios are required.

There already exist numerous publications that cover anisotropic elasticity, mechanics of composite materials, design, analysis, fabrication, and application of composite structures but the difference between this book and the existing ones is that this is of a more specific nature.It covers specific features of material behaviour such as nonlinear elasticity, plasticity, creep, and structural nonlinearity and discusses in detail the problems of material micro- and macro-mechanics that are only slightly touched in existing books, e.g. stress diffusion in a unidirectional material with broken fibers, physical and statistical aspects of fiber strength, coupling effects in anisotropic and laminated materials, etc.

The authors are designers of composite structures who were involved in practically all the main Soviet and then Russian projects in composite technology, and the permission of the Russian Composite Center - Central Institute of Special Machinery (CRISM) to use in this book the pictures of structures developed and fabricated in CRISM as part of the joint research and design project is much appreciated.

Mechanics and Analysis of Composite Materials consists of eight chapters progressively covering all structural levels of composite materials from their components through elementary plies and layers to laminates.
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Greatest theory to made everything
That is the great book to understand the mechanics of composites and to learn the theory of construction strength. ... Read more

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If you want top grades and excellent understanding of the statics and mechanics of materials, this powerful study tool is the best tutor you can have! It takes you step-by-step through the subject and gives you accompanying related problems with fully worked solutions. You also get hundreds of additional problems to solve on your own, working at your own speed. (Answers at the back show you how you're doing.) Famous for their clarity, wealth of illustrations and examples, and lack of dreary minutiae, Schaum's Outlines have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide--and this guide will show you why! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Schaum's Statics and Mechanics of Materials
I used the Schaum's series for my engineering cources inthe 1970's, which was extremely helpful in being proficient intheunderstanding and solving problems in statis and strength of materials.I re-purchased the series for my son, who is also majoring in mechanical engineereing.He, too, finds the booklet very useful.

Inadequate subject coverage
I picked up this book to review statics and mechanics of materials and found it missing much fundamental information on the subject.No mention was made of the concept of Mohr's Circle which is useful in visualizing computation of combined stress states.The solved problems tend to be inadequate in explaining the subject.It was helpful however to have statics and mechanics of materials in a single text (a bargain buy!).Pick another text to either learn or review this subject.

Mediocraty at it's finest
The book isn't overall bad, but the explanations assume a strong comprehension of the subject. As for statics and mechanics, it is merely a few select cases, and fails to actually help.Several vital steps are omitted outright, so you'd be better off skipping this book, and searching for a question and answer bank. ... Read more