Intermediate mechanics of materials / Madhukar Vable.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-600) and index.

1. Stress and strain -- 2. Material description -- 3. Basic structural members -- 4. Composite structural members -- 5. Inelastic structural behavior -- 6. Thin walled structural members -- 7. Energy methods -- 8. Elasticity and mechanics of materials -- 9. Finite element method -- App. A. Statics and mechanics of materials review -- App. B. Basic matrix algebra -- App. C. Information charts and tables.

"Intermediate Mechanics of Materials provides a treatment of three-dimensional stress and strain transformation, composites, non-linear and inelastic structural analysis, thin-walled structural members, energy methods and the finite element method." "The text logically links complex ideas together while building on students' prior knowledge. It explains different concepts through the repetitive use of a symbolic model, which relates displacements, strains, stresses, and internal/external forces and moments to each other." "It is designed for the second undergraduate course in mechanics of materials. Students should be familiar with the basic concepts of stress, strain, axial rods, torsion of circular shafts, and symmetric bending of beams."--BOOK JACKET.