MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

This textbook is one of the many titles that exist for a course in Mechanics of Materials. , The content in the Mechanics of Materials text is a revision of a part of the content in a book titled Design Analysis of Structural Elements, which dates back to 2002. ,  ,The textbook &ldquo,Design Analysis of Structural Elements&rdquo, was an integrated treatment of both Statics and Mechanics of Materials. , However, it was too long and the students complained that it was too heavy. , It also required a supplement for the homework exercises. , Separate textbooks for Statics and Mechanics of Materials published in 2106, and were based largely on the content in Design Analysis of Structural Elements. , Over the past decade several editions of both Statics and Mechanics of Materials have been published. , The revisions and reorganization of the content was based on reactions of instructors and students. , The organization of this edition of Mechanics of Materials was directed by Professor Michael Sutton, for his classes at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC._,