(Ebook) Strength of Materials (Mechanics of Solids) by S.K.Duggal ISBN 9789360748203, 936074820X

(Ebook) Strength of Materials (Mechanics of Solids) by S.K.Duggal ISBN 9789360748203, 936074820X

One of the basic subject with the title, Strength of materials for students perusing civil engineering and Mechanics of solids for students of mechanical engineering, forms the foundation for understanding most of the other important courses to be taught in the subsequent Semesters of their undergraduate. Without a deep and thorough knowledge, and a crystal clear understanding of this subject, the students do not understand with clarity the other subjects and suffer; sometimes a few of them get disinterested in the branch of their study also.
Enough good books on the subject matter are available in the market. But there is always a scope to present the subject matter in a little different way, so that the students can develop interest in the subject, and apply the fundamentals and principles learnt to appreciate the related subjects subsequently to follow. Courses for civil engineers such as soil mechanics, structural analysis and structural design, and for mechanical and production engineers fluid mechanics, theory of machines and machine design, etc., cannot be appreciated without proper understanding and grasp of the fundamentals of this subject.
In a general text on this subject, there is a little room for originality except in the treatment and presentation. The most outstanding and unique feature of the book is explanation of the assumptions and fundamentals in a logical way with justification. In the preparation of this book, the aim has been to present the text in a sequential and lucid manner, and with explanations supported by 2-D and 3-D diagrams, wherever required.The book covers the ground suitable for the  rst degree course on the subject, and hence will also suf ce the needs of self-studying students perusing AMIE degree and those preparing for GATE for higher studies, and central services and state Government competitive examinations for jobs. It is hoped the text would also serve as an introduction to postgraduate students.