The comprehensive text on "Mechanics of Solids" Provides a firm understanding of the subject as the next step after an introductory course on Strength of Materials. In-depth treatment of stress and strain analysis, applications of various strain energy theorems, thermal stresses, composites, and stress concentration make this book unique.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Analysis of Stress
Chapter 2. Analysis of Strain
Chapter 3. Stress-Strain Relations for Linearly Elastic Solids
Chapter 4. Theories of Failure or Yield Criteria and Introduction to Ideally Plastic Solid
Chapter 5. Energy Methods
Chapter 6. Bending of Beams
Chapter 7. Torsion
Chapter 8. Axisymmetric Problems
Chapter 9. Thermal Stresses
Chapter 10. Elastic Stability
Chapter 11. Introduction to Composite Materials
Chapter 12. Introduction to Stress Concentration and Fracture Mechanics
Appendix
Index