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Mechanics of Engineering Materials Paperback – 17 March 1996

by P.P. Benham (Author), R.J. Crawford (Author), C.G. Armstrong (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 38
Edition: 2nd
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Mechanics of Engineering Materials is the definitive textbook on the mechanics and strength of materials for students of engineering principles throughout their degree course.  Assuming little or no prior knowledge, the theory of the subject is developed from first principles covering all topics of stress and strain analysis up to final year level.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0582251648
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0582251649
  3. Edition
    2
  4. Publisher
    Pearson
  5. Publication date
    17 March 1996
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    19.05 x 3.81 x 24.77 cm
  8. Print length
    644 pages
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A comprehensive textbook on the mechanics and strength of materials for students of engineering throughout their undergraduate career. Assuming little or no prior knowledge, all of the topics of stress and strain analysis are covered. Mechanical properties such as tensile behavior, fatigue, creep, fracture, and impact are discussed, including the introduction of such advanced topics as finite element analysis, fracture mechanics, and composite materials. Computers and spreadsheets are used throughout to show their power as problem-solving tools.

About the Author

C.G. Armstrong is Reader in Mechanical Engineering at the Queen's University of Belfast.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 2 edition (17 March 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 644 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0582251648
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0582251649
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.05 x 3.81 x 24.77 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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WGoody
5.0 out of 5 stars Came quickly as promised
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Dan Merry
4.0 out of 5 stars The book got me through uni fond memories!
Reviewed in France on 20 December 2021
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Strength of materials, like many engineering subjects, is fairly difficult to grasp, but Crawford's book provides detailed, step by step, resolution sequences, it is a pleasure to use, and it got me through Uni so something might be right.
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S. Santos Hernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars As usual, students mistake learning with passing!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2010
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I was apalled when I saw this book has three stars. Please, let us not misunderstand a few things here. Every book has a level of complexity, hence people should start at their level. When I bought this book four years ago I wasnt able to follow anything in it. But I didnt complain about the authors not explaining, I realised I needed to study the fundamentals a bit. So I went for a statics book (vectors mehcnaics for engineers), I revised all the chapters there for a few months. I also covered the dynamics section but if you arent into it it might take you month and might not be very useful for mechanics of materials if you dont study dynamical systems anyway. Then I got Gere's book on strength of materials and NOW, I can follow this book by Benham et al. and I can assure you it is very well written and has many interesting things in it, if you are indeed interested of course. I understand that people giving this book less than four or five stars are students trying to pass an exam by revising a few days or weeks before the exam. In that case, I admit this book is not for you since it requires that the student knows something and puts some effort. If you want to pass exams, do what I did, simply go though past papers and semi memorise the answers. That is not learning and says nothing about how good of a learning tool a past paper is, but simple helps you pass an exam. This fact is what makes me deeply mistrust the current educational system. Also, note this book doenst have the title Introduction like some misleading books have.
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Danial Milner
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