This text covers the fundamentals of the mechanics of materials-or strength of materials-in a clear and easily understandable way, incorporating numerous examples, homework problems, and review problems to ensure comprehension. It also instills practical skills for developing Microsoft® Excel® applications to solve mechanics of materials problems using numerical techniques. The book includes editable Excel spreadsheets representing all the examples featured in the text, PowerPoint® lecture slides, multimedia simulations, graphics files, and a solutions manual with qualifying course adoption.
This text covers the fundamentals of the mechanics of materials-or strength of materials-in a clear and easily understandable way, incorporating numerous examples, homework problems, and review problems to ensure comprehension. It also instills practical skills for developing Microsoft® Excel® applications to solve mechanics of materials problems using numerical techniques. The book includes editable Excel spreadsheets representing all the examples featured in the text, PowerPoint® lecture slides, multimedia simulations, graphics files, and a solutions manual with qualifying course adoption.
Bichara B. Muvdi is a professor emeritus of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. He received his B.M.E. and M.M.E. from Syracuse University, New York, USA, and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. Souhail Elhouar is a professor and the chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. He received his B.Sc. from the National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis - El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
