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Concepts of stress, strain, and elasticity
The English scientist Robert Hooke discovered in 1660, but published only in 1678, that for many materials the displacement under…
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Mechanics of solids
Mechanics of solids, science concerned with the stressing, deformation, and failure of solid materials and structures. What, then, is a…
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Stress-Strain Relation
The stress-strain relation of any material is obtained by conducting tension test in the laboratories on standard specimen. Different materials…
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Simple Stresses and Strains
In this chapter general meaning of stress is explained. Expressions for stresses and strains is derived with the following assumptions:…
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Mechanical Properties
Resistance to various applied forces is referred as mechanical properties. Some of these properties are briefly presented below: 1. Properties…
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials
The principle materials used in building structures and machines include metals and their alloys, concrete, wood, stones, bricks and other…
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Simple Machines
A simple machine is a device with the help of which heavy loads are lifted by applying small effects in…
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Belt Friction
The transmission of power by means of belt or rope drives is possible because of friction which exists between the…
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Angle Of Friction, Angle Of Repose And Cone Of Friction
Angle of Friction Consider the block shown in Fig. 5.2 subject to pull P. Let F be the frictional force…
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Friction
When a body moves or tends to move over another body, a force opposing the motion develops at the contact…
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Moment Of Inertia From First Principles
For simple figures, moment of inertia can be obtained by writing the general expression for an element and then carrying…
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Theorems of Moments of Inertia
There are two theorems of moment of inertia: (1) Perpendicular axis theorem, and (2) Parallel axis theorem. These are explained…