ISBN: 9788120341852    Publisher: PHI LEARNING PVT. LTD. Year of publishing: 2010     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 304        Language: English

Primarily designed as a textbook for the undergraduate students of civil engineering and mechanical engineering, this compact and accessible book covers the fundamental principles and applications of Strength of Materials/Mechanics of Materials. The text discusses in detail the topics such as simple and compound stresses, bending moments, shear forces, stresses in beams, deflection in beams, torsion of shafts, thick and thin cylinders, and columns and struts. A large number of worked-out problems are provided to illustrate the concepts discussed. Besides, a large number of chapter-end problems are given to help students test their understanding of the subject.

This book comes with a companion CD containing software, developed using MS Excel, to work out the problems. It would help the faculty to develop new kinds of problems with reliable solutions for use in tests and examinations. The use of this software will enable the students to understand the concepts in a thorough manner.
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M.N. SHESHA PRAKASH, Ph.D., is Vice Principal and Professor of Civil Engineering, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysore. Earlier, he served as a Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga. He has over twenty-five years of teaching experience. He obtained his postgraduate degree in Hydraulics and Water Resources with First rank and Gold medal from Mysore University. He has published over 150 technical papers in reputed international and national journals, and presented several papers at international and national conferences. Dr. Shesha Prakash has not only taught civil engineering subjects but also computer subjects like CAD, C and C Graphics, C++, OOPS, etc. He has also designed several software. He has authored books titled Experiments in Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machines: Theory and Procedures and Textbook of Mechanics of Materials (published by PHI Learning).

|G. S. SURESH, M.Tech. (IIT Bombay); PhD (IISc Bangalore), is Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore. He has over 28 years of teaching experience. He has published over 20 technical papers in reputed international and national journals and presented several papers at international and national conferences. Professor Suresh has authored two books--Reference Book on CAD Laboratory and Green Buildings. He has organized several CAD courses at Continuing Education Centre of NIE, Mysore. As a subject expert in VTU-EDUSAT satellite-based programmes, he has taught many courses in civil engineering. Professor Suresh has provided consultancy in structural engineering at national and international level.
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