Simplified mechanics & strength of materials / James Ambrose ; based on the work of the late Harry Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ambrose, James E.

Contributor:

Parker, Harry, 1887-1974.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Parker-Ambrose series of simplified design guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mechanics, Applied.

Strength of materials.

Physical Description:

xiv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Other Title:

Simplified mechanics and strength of materials

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : J. Wiley, [2002]

Summary:

Requiring little in the way of mathematic ability, but providing much information, this guide shows readers how they can understand and predict how a building and its materials will perform when exposed to a variety of external forces (mechanics). New information in this edition includes an analysis of indeterminate structures and the ultimate strength resistance of those structures. A greater emphasis is also placed on the fundamentals, providing professionals with simple concise solutions to common structural problems. Updated code and technology information is included, as are many more illustrations, and a wealth of problems and answers for self-study.

Contents:

Structural Mechanics 2

Accuracy of Computations 3

1 Structures: Purpose and Function 9

1.1 Loads 11

1.2 Special Considerations for Loads 13

1.3 Generation of Structures 21

1.4 Reactions 24

1.5 Internal Forces 28

1.6 Functional Requirements of Structures 30

1.7 Types of Internal Force 39

1.8 Stress and Strain 46

1.9 Dynamic Effects 61

1.10 Design for Structural Response 64

2 Forces and Force Actions 69

2.1 Loads and Resistance 69

2.2 Forces and Stresses 71

2.3 Types of Forces 72

2.4 Vectors 73

2.5 Properties of Forces 74

2.6 Motion 76

2.7 Force Components and Combinations 78

2.8 Graphical Analysis of Forces 83

2.9 Investigation of Force Actions 87

2.10 Friction 91

2.11 Moments 97

2.12 Forces on a Beam 102

3 Analysis of Trusses 111

3.1 Graphical Analysis of Trusses 111

3.2 Algebraic Analysis of Trusses 120

3.3 The Method of Sections 127

4 Analysis of Beams 132

4.1 Types of Beams 133

4.2 Loads and Reactions 134

4.3 Shear in Beams 135

4.4 Bending Moments in Beams 140

4.5 Sense of Bending in Beams 147

4.6 Cantilever Beams 151

4.11 Tabulated Values for Beam Behavior 155

5 Continuous and Restrained Beams 160

5.1 Bending Moments for Continuous Beams 160

5.2 Restrained Beams 172

5.3 Beams with Internal Pins 176

5.4 Approximate Analysis of Continuous Beams 181

6 Retaining Walls 183

6.1 Horizontal Earth Pressure 184

6.2 Stability of Retaining Walls 186

6.3 Vertical Soil Pressure 188

7 Rigid Frames 192

7.1 Cantilever Frames 193

7.2 Single-Span Frames 199

8 Noncoplanar Force Systems 202

8.1 Concurrent Systems 203

8.2 Parallel Systems 209

8.3 General Noncoplanar Systems 213

9 Properties of Sections 214

9.1 Centroids 215

9.2 Moment of Inertia 218

9.3 Transferring Moments of Inertia 223

9.4 Miscellaneous Properties 228

9.5 Tables of Properties of Sections 229

10 Stress and Deformation 239

10.1 Mechanical Properties of Materials 241

10.2 Design Use of Direct Stress 243

10.3 Deformation and Stress: Relations and Issues 246

10.4 Inelastic and Nonlinear Behavior 251

11 Stress and Strain in Beams 254

11.1 Development of Bending Resistance 255

11.2 Investigation of Beams 259

11.3 Computation of Safe Loads 261

11.4 Design of Beams for Flexure 263

11.5 Shear Stress in Beams 265

11.6 Shear in Steel Beams 270

11.7 Flitched Beams 272

11.8 Deflection of Beams 275

11.9 Deflection Computations 279

11.10 Plastic Behavior in Steel Beams 283

12 Compression Members 293

12.1 Slenderness Effects 293

12.2 Wood Columns 297

12.3 Steel Columns 301

13 Combined Forces and Stresses 309

13.1 Combined Action: Tension Plus Bending 309

13.2 Combined Action: Compression Plus Bending 312

13.3 Development of Shear Stress 318

13.4 Stress on an Oblique Section 319

13.5 Combined Direct and Shear Stresses 321

14 Connections for Structural Steel 324

14.1 Bolted Connections 324

14.2 Design of a Bolted Connection 337

14.3 Welded Connections 343

15 Reinforced Concrete Beams 353

15.1 General Considerations 353

15.2 Flexure: Stress Method 363

15.3 General Application of Strength Methods 375

15.4 Flexure: Strength Method 376

15.5 T-Beams 382

15.6 Shear in Concrete Beams 387

15.7 Design for Shear in Concrete Beams 394.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of Simplified mechanics and strength of materials / Harry Parker. 5th ed. 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (page 402) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Related Work:

Parker, Harry, 1887-1974. Simplified mechanics and strength of materials.

ISBN:

0471400521

OCLC:

47018535