Advanced Mechanics of Solids

This is a text for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students. It would also be useful to the engineer. It presents a balanced approach between the conventional strength of materials treatment and the rigorous mathematical approach of the theory of elasticity. The first five chapters discuss the analysis of stress and strain, their relations, the theories of failure and energy methods while the last five are application oriented and cover bending of beams, torsion, axi-symmetric problems, thermal stresses and elastic stability. The book uses both metric and SI Units, numerous worked examples and problems are also included.