Mechanics of Materials

Mcgraw-Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering

by Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., John T. DeWolf

For the past forty years Beer and Johnston have been the uncontested leaders in the teaching of undergraduate engineering mechanics. Their careful presentation of content, unmatched levels of accuracy, and attention to detail have made their texts the standard for excellence. The revision of their classic Mechanics of Materials text features a new and updated design and art program; almost every homework problem is new or revised; and extensive content revisions and text reorganisations have been made. The multimedia supplement package includes an extensive strength of materials Interactive Tutorial (created by George Staab and Brooks Breeden of The Ohio State University) to provide students with additional help on key concepts, and a custom book website offers online resources for both instructors and students.

Genres: Engineering, Textbooks, Science, Civil Engineering, Academic, Physics, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Ferdinand Pierre Beer (1915–2003) was a French mechanical engineer and university professor. He spent most of his career as a member of the faculty at Lehigh University, where he served as the chairman of the mechanics and mechanical engineering departments. His most significant contribution was the co-authorship of several textbooks in the field of mechanics, which have been widely cited and utilized in engineering education.

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Reviews

[Saish]

Si suspendo le voy a bajar a dos estrellas pero oye, ahí está.

Lo que cuenta es mucho y lo cuenta bien, tan solo me hubiera gustado que se pareciera más (o en algo) a lo que el tío luego ha metido en el examen. Obrigada pela ajuda Beer.

[Russel Herno]

i learned about strenght of materials

[Santiago Botero]

Me hizo llorar

[Jason Lyon]

This book made me more stupid. Had to teach myself most of the problems (for hours) as the actual content and examples didn’t help much.

[Todd Coburn]

"Mechanics of Materials" by Beer, Johnson, DeWolf and Mazurek has been one of the leading texts for engineering strength of materials for nearly 3 decades.

It is pretty comprehensive for an introductory text, and is a good choice to master the basics of strength of materials, with a good mix of theory with example problems, and with answers in the back for many of the problems.

As with Beer & Johnson's Statics and Dynamics texts, many of the homework problems are tricky, requiring leaps of judgement and understanding of principles beyond its pages at times. This makes it challenging for students, and also for professors at times. For this reason, I have begun to favor Hibbler's texts slightly. However, for the diligent student, this is a solid choice.

Any edition is good, and the earlier ones are as strong as the more recent (more expensive) choices.

[Umair]

My course book for Course engineering mechanics and thermo

[Dena Burnett]

Great Reference

[Juan]

A very basic and intuitive view of Mechanical Engineering´s most important area.

[Pranjal Singh]

Almost all books in solid mechanics for engineering undergraduates are more or less the same. The reason I chose to read this book (cover to cover by now having done teaching assistantship in solid mechanics multiple times) is that I picked it up in third semester for AML140 Mechanics of Solids during undergrad in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi. At that time I mostly ran through the examples for help in doing the course assignments. Over time, I got opportunities to read/describe various sections to students and I found that the book is very helpful in that. Hence, I would definitely recommend the book to not just students but instructors as well.

This is pretty much the same review as my review for Fluid Mechanics by Frank M. White.

[W.]

Can't fault the content but on the edition I have (8th, paperback with SI units) the binding is absolutely woeful, making the book very difficult to use and also unlikely to last a substantial amount of time. Very flimsy covers for a book of its weight & content, not to say price (in the region of £60) so -2* for that.

[Andreas Schmidt]

Cosa farei senza questo testo ...
Questo è in assoluto il miglior testo di scienza delle costruzioni che mi sia capitato tra le mani, dal momento che abbina la teoria con formule matematiche agli esercizi svolti.

[Samia Wahdan]

how to open the book to read it

[Shaghayegh Akhbari]

This was also a university read.
Somewhere halfway through the book I didn't understand anything anymore. 😂
I think I would have to read it again. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Jack Hickey]

Lowkey liked it more when things weren’t moving

[ritar]

My favorite textbook.

[Eliska Martinez]

torture

[AbdElsatar]

What sets this book apart is its ability to make complex concepts feel natural and intuitive. The authors have a gift for knowing exactly where students might struggle and addressing those points proactively.
If you want to truly understand mechanics of materials (not just pass the course), this is THE book. It's demanding but rewarding - every paragraph serves a purpose, and the investment in understanding the material pays off tremendously in later engineering courses.
suited for: Undergraduate engineering students, and professional engineers needing a solid reference, And even anyone serious about understanding structural mechanics

[Atheer]

i like this type of books

[Mackenzie]

I didn't like a lot of the formatting in this book.

[Deepank]

v good

[James]

Excellent resource! I refer to it often...

[Navid]

a classic textbook, clear and thorough!