Strength of Materials

Strength of materials is a subject which deals with strength, stability and rigidity of various structural members like prismatic bars, beams, columns, cylinders etc;. This book follows simple approach and introduces the basics of subject with the help of numerous solved and unsolved problems. This book contains sixteen chapters. This comprehensive book is for diploma, undergraduate students of Mechanical, Production, Civil, Aeronautical, and Metallurgical engineering branches.  An exclusive chapter is introduced on Solving through Ansys R. For better understanding of usage of AnsysR software, the problems which are solved in chapters are taken as examples and step by step procedure is discussed. Salient Features:· Numerous solved examples which gives the clear understanding of the subject.· Well illustrated with worked out examples· Coverage of most of the Strength of materials topics· Simple Language aimed to benefit average students.· An exclusive chapter on solving strength of materials problems using Ansys. Contents: 1. Simple Stresses and Strains 2. Torsion 3. Principal Stresses 4. Shear Force and Bending Moment 5. Bending Stresses in Beams 6. Shearing Stresses in Beams 7. Deflection in Beams 8. Statically Indeterminate Beams 9. Pressure Vessels 10. Columns and Struts 11. Curved Beams 12. Centrifugal Stresses 13. Shear Center 14. Unit Load Method 15. Strain Energy Methods 16. Solving through ANSYS About the Author: B. Raghu Kumar, presently working as Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada. He graduated in Mechanical engineering in the year 1997. He received Post graduation and Doctoral degrees in Machine design stream from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada in 2000 and 2010 respectively. He joined as a Lecturer at Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering (KLCE) in the year 2000. Subsequently he was promoted as Associate professor and Professor at KLCE/ KL University. Totally he is having 20 years of teaching experience. He published more than 50 research papers in various International, National Journals. He was guided three PhD scholars and guiding six more students.