Publisher's Synopsis
Approaching the topic as an engineering science with a clear elaboration of the central scheme of dealing with this subject, this book transverses the complexities of mechanics by simplifying the process, namely, via the delinking the geometry aspects from the materials aspects. This textbook achieves this by using explicitly the three-step scheme of macro (forces) to micro (stresses) conversion and by minimising the level of mathematics used. In addition, by including a considerable amount of detail on the engineering aspects of the many different applications discussed, it becomes accessible to all students.
