Applied Mechanics and Strength of Materials

• 30 chapters provide an in-depth coverage of every important concept in the subject.
• Close to 800 examples, figures and tables aid to the concepts explained.
• More than 600 chapter-end questions add to the practice of the students.

• Introduction • Composition and Resolution of Forces • Moments and their Application • Parallel Forces and Couples • Equilibrium of Forces • Centre of Gravity • Moment of Inertia • Principles of Friction • Applications of Friction • Principles of Lifting Machines • Simple Lifting Machines • Linear Motion • Circular Motion • Projectiles • Laws of Motion • Work, Power and Energy • Simple Stresses and Strains • Thermal Stresses and Strains • Elastic Constants • Strain Energy and Impact Loading • Bending Moment and Shear Force • Bending Stresses in Beams • Shearing Stresses in Beams • Deflection of Beams • Deflections of Cantilevers • Torsion of Circular Shafts • Riveted Joints • Thin Cylindrical and Spherical Shells • Analysis of Perfect Frames, (Analytical Method) • Analysis of Perfect Frames (Graphical Method)