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Strength of Materials

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Chapter

Pages

1.

Simple Stresses in Uniform and Compound Bars ............................................................ 1-19

2.

Principal Stresses .......................................................................................................................20-38

3.

Thin and Thick Shells ................................................................................................................39-51

4.

Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams .................................................................52-69

5.

Theory of Simple Bending......................................................................................................70-88

6.

Deflection of Beams .............................................................................................................. 88-107

7.

Torsion .....................................................................................................................................108-123

8.

Springs .....................................................................................................................................124-130

9.

Struts and Columns .............................................................................................................131-137

10.

Theories of Failure ................................................................................................................138-148

11.

Strain Energy Methods .......................................................................................................149-157

12.

Miscellaneous Questions ...................................................................................................158-165

13.

Rotational Stresses ...............................................................................................................166-169

14.

Unsymmetrical Bending ....................................................................................................170-173

15.

General Objective Type Questions .................................................................................174-179