CONTENTS Preface to the Third Edition xiii Preface to the Second Edition Xv Preface to the First Edition xvii List of Symbols Xxi Part 1 Mechanical Fundamentals 1 Introduction 3 1-1 Scope of This Book1-2 Strength of Materials-Basic Assumptions 1-3 Elastic and Plastic Behavior 1-4Average Stress and Strain 1-5 Tensile Deformation of Ductile Metal 1-6 Ductile vs.Brittle Behavior 1-7 What Constitutes Failure? 1-8 Concept of Stress and the Types of Stresses1-9Concept of Strain and the Types of Strain -10,Units of Stress and Other Quantities 2 Stress and Strain Relationships for Elastic Behavior 17 2-1 Introduction 2-2 Description of Stress at a Point 2-3 State of Stress in Two Dimensions(Plane Stress)2-4.Mohr's Circle of Stress-Two Dimensions2-5 State of Stress in Three Dimensions 2-67Stress Tensor2-7Mohr's Circle-Three Dimensions 2-8 Description of Strain at a Point2-9 Mohr's Circle of Strain 2-10 Hydrostatic and Deviator Components of Stress 2-11 Elastic Stress-Strain Relations 2-12 Calculation of Stresses from Elastic Strains 2-13 Strain Energy 2-14 Anisotropy of Elastic Behavior 2-15 Stress Concentration 2-16 Finite Element Method vii