Strength of materials

By Ferdinand Leon Singer

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060462299
• ISBN13: 9780060462291
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 661 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Clear-cut traditional treatment

This is a clear-cut traditional treatment of strength of materials. Unlike more modern approaches it does not use matrix-algebra. As such, it is not a good underpinning for finite analysis. However, in my opinion, using simple algebra and some calculus provides a much better physical understanding of the subject. The material is clearly presented, using concepts such as Mohr's circle, and there are many solved problems. I can think of no better foundation for understanding the basics of strength of materials. For a more advanced view I would recommend a text that uses matrix-algebra, as it would serve as a foundation for finite analysis. (When I went to school the electrical engineers used a matrix-algebra oriented text and they complained that they had no feeling for what was going on. The traditional approach may not ultimately be as powerful, but it does allow one to get a feeling for the subject.) I must admit that I am a bit biased as I had Professor Singer as my teacher of this material and used his text. He was as a very good a teacher as well as a very good textbook writer, and I used this book and my lecture notes on and off for more about 40 years. In my opinion, this book is definitely worth a 5 star rating. There are newer versions, but I have not seen them, so I cannot say if they follow the same approach to the subject.