Table of Contents

Foreword; Preface; Notation; Part I: STATICS; 1. Introduction to Engineering Mechanics; 2. Scalar and Vector Analysis; 3. Statics of Particles; 4. Equivalent Systems of Forces of Rigid Bodies; 5. Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies; 6. Analysis of Simple Structures; 7. Centroid and Moment of Inertia; 8. Friction; 9. Virtual Work; 10. Simple Lifting Machines; Part II: DYNAMICS; 11. Kinematics of Particles and Rigid Bodies; 12. Kinetics of Particles and Rigid Bodies; 13. Mechanical Vibrations; Part III: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; 14. Simple Stresses and Strains; 15. Relations between Elastic Constants; 16. Composite Bars and Temperature Stresses; 17. Strain Energy - Impact Loading; 18. Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagram; 19. Deflection of Beams; 20. Principal Stresses; 21. Stresses in Thin Walled Pressure Vessels; 22. Torsion of Shafts; Multiple-choice Questions; Index.

About the Author

AKSHOY RANJAN PAUL, M.E. (Gold Medallist, Jadavpur University), is with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Government Engineering College, Kalyani, West Bengal. He has presented several papers at national and international conferences. PIJUSH ROY, M.Tech. (IIT Kharagpur), is with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Textile Technology, Serampore, West Bengal. He has published a number of research papers in reputed journals. SANCHAYAN MUKHERJEE, M.E. (BITS, Pilani), is with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Government Engineering College, Kalyani, West Bengal. A recipient of the prestigious POLAR Science Scholarship, he was associated with various industrial organizations as a design engineer. He has presented many papers at national and international conferences/seminars.