Stress 1.1 Introduction1.2 Equilibrium of a Deformable Body1.3 Stress1.4 Average Normal Stress in an Axially Loaded Bar1.5 Average Shear Stress1.6 Allowable Stress Design1.7 Limit State Design Strain 2.1 Deformation2.2 Strain Mechanical Properties of Materials 3.1 The Tension and Compression Test3.2 The Stress--Strain Diagram3.3 Stress--Strain Behavior of Ductile and Brittle Materials3.4 Strain Energy3.5 Poisson's Ratio3.6 The Shear Stress--Strain Diagram*3.7 Failure of Materials Due to Creep and Fatigue Axial Load 4.1 Saint-Venant's Principle4.2 Elastic Deformation of an Axially Loaded Member4.3 Principle of Superposition4.4 Statically Indeterminate Axially Loaded Members4.5 The Force Method of Analysis for Axially Loaded Members4.6 Thermal Stress4.7 Stress Concentrations*4.8 Inelastic Axial Deformation*4.9 Residual Stress Torsion 5.1 Torsional Deformation of a Circular Shaft5.2 The Torsion Formula5.3 Power Transmission5.4 Angle of Twist5.5 Statically Indeterminate Torque-Loaded Members*5.6 Solid Noncircular Shafts*5.7 Thin-Walled Tubes Having Closed Cross Sections5.8 Stress Concentration*5.9 Inelastic Torsion*5.10 Residual Stress Bending 6.1 Shear and Moment Diagrams6.2 Graphical Method for Constructing Shear and Moment Diagrams6.3 Bending Deformation of a Straight Member6.4 The Flexure Formula6.5 Unsymmetric Bending*6.6 Composite Beams*6.7 Reinforced Concrete Beams*6.8 Curved Beams6.9 Stress Concentrations*6.10 Inelastic Bending Transverse Shear 7.1 Shear in Straight Members7.2 The Shear Formula7.3 Shear Flow in Built-Up Members7.4 Shear Flow in Thin-Walled Members*7.5 Shear Center for Open Thin-Walled Members Combined Loadings 8.1 Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels8.2 State of Stress Caused by Combined Loadings Stress Transformation 9.1 Plane-Stress Transformation9.2 General Equations of Plane-Stress Transformation9.3 Principal Stresses and Maximum In-Plane Shear Stress9.4 Mohr's Circle-Plane Stress9.5 Absolute Maximum Shear Stress Strain Transformation 10.1 Plane Strain10.2 General Equations of Plane-Strain Transformation*10.3 Mohr's Circle-Plane Strain*10.4 Absolute Maximum Shear Strain10.5 Strain Rosettes10.6 Material Property Relationships*10.7 Theories of Failure Design of Beams and Shafts 11.1 Basis for Beam Design11.2 Prismatic Beam Design*11.3 Fully Stressed Beams*11.4 Shaft Design Deflection of Beams and Shafts 12.1 The Elastic Curve12.2 Slope and Displacement by Integration*12.3 Discontinuity Functions*12.4 Slope and Displacement by the Moment-Area Method12.5 Method of Superposition12.6 Statically Indeterminate Beams and Shafts12.7 Statically Indeterminate Beams and Shafts - Method of Integration*12.8 Statically Indeterminate Beams and Shafts - Moment-Area Method12.9 Statically Indeterminate Beams and Shafts - Method of Superposition Buckling of Columns 13.1 Critical Load13.2 Ideal Column with Pin Supports13.3 Columns Having Various Types of Supports*13.4 The Secant Formula*13.5 Inelastic Buckling*13.6 Design of Columns for Concentric Loading*13.7 Design of Columns for Eccentric Loading Energy Methods14.1 External Work and Strain Energy14.2 Elastic Strain Energy for Various Types of Loading14.3 Impact Loading*14.4 Principle of Virtual Work*14.5 Method of Virtual Forces Applied to Trusses*14.6 Method of Virtual Forces Applied to Beams*14.7 Castigliano's Theorem*14.8 Castigliano's Theorem Applied to Trusses*14.9 Castigliano's Theorem Applied to Beams APPENDICES Geometric Properties of an AreaGeometric Properties of Structural ShapesSlopes and Deflections of Beams Fundamental Problems Partial Solutions and Answers  Selected Answers Index Sections of the book that contain more advanced material are indicated by a star (*).

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