Mechanics of Materials

Bichara B. Muvdi is a professor emeritus of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. He received his B.M.E. and M.M.E. from Syracuse University, New York, USA, and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. Souhail Elhouar is a professor and the chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. He received his B.Sc. from the National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis - El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.

• Axial Loads. Torsional Loads. Bending Loads: Stresses. Bending Loads: Additional Stress Topics. Bending Loads: Deflections under Symmetric Loading. Bending Loads: Additional Deflection Topics. Analysis of Stress. Analysis of Strain. Columns. Excel® Spreadsheet Applications.

"A distinguishing and very helpful feature of this textbook is that, in addition to the printed textbook and the companion solutions manual, the authors provide an electronic enhancement component that includes a chapter on the use of Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheets in mechanics of materials applications, … a multimedia-enhanced electronic version of some of the main concepts, … a textbook website, and model PowerPoint® presentations."—Mahmoud Farag, The American University in Cairo, Egypt"At an early stage of undergraduate education, it is important to educate and motivate students to use computers for scientific calculations. This book is a useful source for students who would like to take this path by using one of the most common and user-friendly software, Excel. Starting from basic strength of materials computations will allow them to make a smooth transition to the fascinating world of computational mechanics."—Erkan Oterkus, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland"This book makes one of the subjects dreaded by mechanical and civil engineering students an enjoyable one. The theory is explained in a straightforward manner, the figures are there to supplement the text explanations, and the example problems help clarify many of the theoretical aspects. The spreadsheet applications not only add more understanding to the subject of the mechanics of materials, but also enhance students’ knowledge in numerical analysis and programming."—Amara Loulizi, National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis - El Manar"… an excellent resource for undergraduate engineering students. … provides adequate theoretical backgrounds and illustrative examples. … can be adopted as a textbook for undergraduate engineering students for teaching them the fundamental concepts of the mechanics of materials."—K.M. Liew, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon