Simplified mechanics and strength of materials: Harry Parker James Ambrose John Wiley & Sons USA 1986 ISBN 0 471-82269-8 355pp

Abstract

Preface to the Sixth Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction Structural Mechanics Units of Measurement Accuracy of Computations Symbols Nomenclature 1. Structures: Purpose and Function 1.1 Loads 1.2 Special Considerations for Loads 1.3 Generation of Structures 1.4 Reactions 1.5 Internal Forces 1.6 Functional Requirements of Structures 1.7 Types of Internal Force 1.8 Stress and Strain 1.9 Dynamic Effects 1.10 Design for Structural Response 2. Forces and Force Actions 2.1 Loads and Resistance 2.2 Forces and Stresses 2.3 Types of Forces 2.4 Vectors 2.5 Properties of Forces 2.6 Motion 2.7 Force Components and Combinations 2.8 Graphical Analysis of Forces 2.9 Investigation of Force Actions 2.10 Friction 2.11 Moments 2.12 Forces on a Beam 3. Analysis of Trusses 3.1 Graphical Analysis of Trusses 3.2 Algebraic Analysis of Trusses 3.3 The Method of Sections 4. Analysis of Beams 4.1 Types of Beams 4.2 Loads and Reactions 4.3 Shear in Beams 4.4 Bending Moments in Beams 4.5 Sense of Bending in Beams 4.6 Cantilever Beams 4.11 Tabulated Values for Beam Behavior 5. Continuous and Restrained Beams 5.1 Bending Moments for Continuous Beams 5.2 Restrained Beams 5.3 Beams with Internal Pins 5.4 Approximate Analysis of Continuous Beams 6. Retaining Walls 6.1 Horizontal Earth Pressure 6.2 Stability of Retaining Walls 6.3 Vertical Soil Pressure 7. Rigid Frames 7.1 Cantilever Frames 7.2 Single-Span Frames 8. Noncoplanar Force Systems 8.1 Concurrent Systems 8.2 Parallel Systems 8.3 General Noncoplanar Systems 9. Properties of Sections 9.1 Centroids 9.2 Moment of Inertia 9.3 Transferring Moments of Inertia 9.4 Miscellaneous Properties 9.5 Tables of Properties of Sections 10. Stress and Deformation 10.1 Mechanical Properties of Materials 10.2 Design Use of Direct Stress 10.3 Deformation and Stress: Relations and Issues 10.4 Inelastic and Nonlinear Behavior 11. Stress and Strain in Beams 11.1 Development of Bending Resistance 11.2 Investigation of Beams 11.3 Computation of Safe Loads 11.4 Design of Beams for Flexure 11.5 Shear Stress in Beams 11.6 Shear in Steel Beams 11.7 Flitched Beams 11.8 Deflection of Beams 11.9 Deflection Computations 11.10 Plastic Behavior in Steel Beams 12. Compression Members 12.1 Slenderness Effects 12.2 Wood Columns 12.3 Steel Columns 13. Combined Forces and Stresses 13.1 Combined Action: Tension Plus Bending 13.2 Combined Action: Compression Plus Bending 13.3 Development of Shear Stress 13.4 Stress on an Oblique Section 13.5 Combined Direct and Shear Stresses 14. Connections for Structural Steel 14.1 Bolted Connections 14.2 Design of a Bolted Connection 14.3 Welded Connections 15. Reinforced Concrete Beams 15.1 General Considerations 15.2 Flexure: Stress Method 15.3 General Application of Strength Methods 15.4 Flexure: Strength Method 15.5 T-Beams 15.6 Shear in Concrete Beams 15.7 Design for Shear in Concrete Beams References Answers to Selected Exercise Problems Index