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Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, Fourth Edition offers an in-depth study of the mechanical behavior of materials under various loading conditions. Authored by A.C. Ugural and S.K. Fenster, this edition integrates theoretical elasticity with practical strength of materials concepts, providing clear derivations, problem-solving techniques, and real-world engineering applications. Topics include stress and strain analysis, torsion, bending, pressure vessels, energy methods, and the theory of elasticity. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate mechanical and civil engineering students, it features numerous examples, diagrams, and end-of-chapter problems to reinforce key concepts and analytical skills.

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, Advanced Strength
and
Applied Elasticity
Fourth Edition




ANSEL C. UGURAL
New Jersey Institute of Technology

SAUL K. FENSTER
New Jersey Institute of Technology




PRENTICE HALL
Professional Technical Reference
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
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,Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ugural, A. C.
Advanced strength and applied elasticity/Ansel C. Ugural, Saul K.
Fenster.—4th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-13-047392-8
1. Strength of materials. 2. Elasticity. I. Fenster, Saul K. II. Title.
TA405.U42 2003
620.1′123-dc21

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Preface to the Fourth Edition ix
List of Symbols xiii

Chapter 1 Analysis of Stress 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Scope of Treatment 2
1.3 Definition of Stress 4
1.4 Components of Stress: Stress Tensor 5
1.5 Some Special Cases of Stress 8
1.6 Internal Force-Resultant and Stress Relations 9
1.7 Stresses on Inclined Planes in an Axially Loaded Member 11
1.8 Variation of Stress within a Body 14
1.9 Two-Dimensional Stress at a Point 17
1.10 Principal Stresses and Maximum Shear Stress in Two Dimensions 19
1.11 Mohr’s Circle for Two-Dimensional Stress 20
1.12 Three-Dimensional Stress at a Point 26
1.13 Principal Stresses in Three Dimensions 29
1.14 Normal and Shear Stresses on an Oblique Plane 32
1.15 Mohr’s Circle for Three-Dimensional Stress 34
1.16 Boundary Conditions in Terms of Surface Forces 37
Problems 38

Chapter 2 Strain and Stress–Strain Relations 51
2.1 Introduction 51
2.2 Deformation 51
2.3 Strain Defined 52
2.4 Equations of Compatibility 56
2.5 State of Strain at a Point 57
2.6 Engineering Materials 63
2.7 Stress–Strain Diagrams 64
2.8 Hooke’s Law and Poisson’s Ratio 66


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