Solid Mechanics: An Introductory Course

This book is written for undergraduate students in engineering and materials science and is meant to be an introductory course in basic solid mechanics or strength of materials. It is not a course in elasticity per se, rather the logic is based on an engineering approach to the analysis of simple structures that is based on plausible assumptions of how materials and structures are expected to deform in specific configurations when subjected to specific forces and moments. Thus, the book will be of interest to students in various engineering fields that rely on an understanding of basic solid mechanics and the mechanics of structures.