Mechanics

Bored during Mass at the cathedral in Pisa, the seventeen-year-old Galileo regarded the chandelier swinging overhead - and remarked, to his great surprise, that the lamp took as many beats to complete an arc when hardly moving as when it was swinging widely. Galileos Pendulum tells the story of what... More

This is the fifth edition of a well-established textbook. It is intended to provide a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, an old subject that is at the base of all of physics, but in which there has also in recent years been rapid development. The b... More

Preface / FORCES AND MOMENTS - Introduction; Scalars, Vectors and Tensors; Fundamental Concepts and Operations; System of Forces; Moment of a force; Equilibrium of force systems; Analysis of spatial force systems; Action, reaction and free-body diagram / FRICTION - Introduction; Theory of friction; ... More

Today, Fracture Mechanics is a well known topic within the scientific community. Applications of Fracture Mechanics can be found in various fields ranging from solid mechanics and structures to materials sciences and computational mechanics. However, most of these results apply only to linear fractu... More

PrefacePart I. The Approaches To Newtonian Dynamics1.  A Universe of Particles2.  Space, Time, and Motion3.  Accelerated Motions4.  Forces and Equilibrium5.  The Various Forces of Nature6.  Force, Inertia, and MotionPart II. Classical Mechanics At Work7.  Using Newton's L... More

Presents a new approach to the study of conventional strength of materials by integrating the basic concepts of elasticity and plasticity with the traditional methods of strength of materials.Studentstherefore get a better insight into the usual structural phenomena like bending, torsion, bucking, e... More

Worked examples are said to be one of the best features of this text. The text also provides comprehensive coverage of material from general field problems as well heat transfer, fluid mechanics and solid and structural mechanics (bars, beams, frames, plane elasticity and plate bending). There is a... More

This is a well-illustrated easily accessible introductory text on fluid power technology. It provides the students with in-depth explanation of all topics essential to the understanding of design analysis operations maintenance and applications of fluid power systems.... More

Introduction to Fluid Power Physical Properties of Hydraulic Fluids Energy and Power in Hydraulic Systems Hydraulic Conductors and Fittings Basics of Hydraulic Flow in Pipelines The Source of Hydraulic Power: Pumps Hydraulic Actuators and Motors Valves and Other Co... More

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 res... More

Preface / Introduction to Composite Materials / Processing of FRP Composites / Micromechanical Analysis of Composite Strength and Stiffness / Elastic Properties of the Unidirectional Lamina / Analysis of Laminated Composites / Analytical Methods of Laminated Plate / Analysis of Composite Beams / Fin... More

This cross-disciplinary work offers an exceptionally relevant examination of those aspects of earth science dealing with seismic behavior of fractured media. It delivers a lucid exploration of rock mechanics, examining the strengths and weakness of structures beneath the earth's immediate surface. D... More