Mechanics of materials – Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar

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download free Mechanics of materials : with applications in Excel , author Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar book in pdf format was written in order to provide the engineering student with a clear and understandable treatment of the concepts underlying the subject known as mechanics of materials or strength of materials. This subject is concerned with the behavior of deformable bodies when subjected to axial, torsional, and bending loads as well as combinations thereof. In contrast to idealized rigid bodies considered in statics and dynamics, in mechanics of materials the bodies are considered to be deformable, and these deformations are studied when known forces are applied to them. to see more free eBooks about material click here

The molecular structure of matter, although well established by experiments, will not be of primary concern in download free Mechanics of materials : with applications in Excel , author Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar book in pdf format  because mechanics of materials is based upon the concepts of a “continuous media” a convenient idealization of the true nature of matter that has proved satisfactory for engineering analysis and design. In view of the fact that the international system of units, referred to as SI (System International), is gaining acceptance in the United States, the authors decided to use it in this book.

However, it is realized that a complete transition from the U.S. Customary to SI units will be a slow and costly process that may take many years. Thus, both systems of units are used in this textbook. Approximately one-half of the examples and one-half of the problems are stated in terms of the U.S. Customary system, whereas the remaining examples and problems are given in terms of the emerging SI system of units.

Mechanics of materials : with applications in Excel , author Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar book in pdf format

The objectives of the subject of mechanics of materials in this textbook are achieved by presenting the subject matter in nine chapters. The material within each chapter is organized such that the student is led through the theoretical development of the fundamental concepts and the applicable mathematical relations. This is followed by one or more examples that illustrate the application of the mathematical relations to physical situations. Then, a set of Homework Problems is provided that is arranged from the simplest to the most challenging. Finally, a more challenging number of Review Problems are stated at the end of each chapter in download free Mechanics of materials : with applications in Excel , author Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar book in pdf format.

Chapter 10 is comprised of subject matter that makes it stand out with respect to other available textbooks. This chapter presents techniques and skills for developing Microsoft registered. ExcelTM applications for solving intermediate to advanced mechanics of material problems
using numerical techniques. In this textbook, the authors present a unique approach for the teaching of mechanics of materials, which they refer to as an integrated approach because it consists of two major components: the first deals with traditional printed matter and the second with an electronic enhancement of the first.

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The first major component of the download free Mechanics of materials : with applications in Excel , author Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar book in pdf format , the printed matter component is contained in the 10 chapters of the textbook and the companion Solutions Manual. It is worth noting that the authors have made use of previous publications by the primary author in the area of mechanics of materials. However, they have made some major changes and improvements which, among other things, include the following:

1. The organization has been completely changed in an effort to respond to suggestions made by users of the original work.

2. While still using the concepts and strong features of the original publications, in most cases the material has been re-written and improved and new topics added as the need arose.

3. Most of the original Examples and Homework Problems have been changed in some fashion and new ones added.
4. A set of Review Problems has been added to each of the nine chapters of download free Mechanics of materials : with applications in Excel , author Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar book in pdf format designed to challenge the students and provide them with a means to review the material.

Each chapter in the textbook contains numerous examples with detailed solutions enabling the student to understand the basic concepts. Also, at the end of each section in a given chapter, a large number of homework problems are included to allow instructors to assign different problems for several semesters.

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The textbook is written for a first engineering course in mechanics of materials or strength of materials. This course is normally taught during the first or second semester at the sophomore level or first semester at the junior level. The prerequisites include a working knowledge of differential and integral calculus together with rigid-body mechanics, primarily statics. The second major component of this download free Mechanics of materials : with applications in Excel , author Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar book in pdf format , the electronic enhancement component, is designed to help, not only the students with their understanding of the subject matter, but also the instructors with their teaching of the material. Its five subcomponents are described briefly below.

1. A complete chapter dealing with Excel spreadsheet applications relating to the concept of mechanics of materials.

2. A set of multimedia-enhanced electronic versions of some of the main concepts introduced in the textbook to be made available to instructors who adopt it.

3. Excel Spreadsheet Collection: All the Examples in the textbook are made available to the instructor in Excel spreadsheet format. This approach enables the instructor to repeat the same Example with different sets of input, thus enhancing the student’s understanding of the effect of different parameters on the problem at hand.

4. Textbook web site: This web site has a collection of resources for students and instructors complementing information provided in the text.

5. Model PowerPoint Presentations: This subcomponent consists of a collection of 39 simple PowerPoint presentations (about one for each class period) that would contain headings of the articles to be covered and brief descriptions of key concepts.

6. A Graphics Collection: This subcomponent consists of an electronic collection of all the artwork in the textbook.