Contents 1. Introductory Concepts 1-38 2. Analysis for Axial Forces: The Cable and the Plane Truss 39-78 3. Analysis for Deformation of Bars: Statically Determinate Systems (Simple Stresses and Stains-Elastic Constants) 79-121 4. Analysis for Axial Deformation of Bars: Statically Indeterminate Systems (Composite Systems and Thermal Stresses) 122-158 5. Biaxial and Triaxial Stresses and Strains: Pressure Vessels 159-206 6. Torsion 207-262 7. Shearing Force and Bending Moment Diagrams 263-322 8. Bending of Simple Beams 323-366 9. Shearing Stresses 367-398 10.Springs 399-426 11.Combined Stresses: Elastic Bending of Members with Axial Loads 427-469 12.Rivetted and Bolted Connections 470-503 13.Welded Connections 504-527 14.Deflections (Direct Integration and Geometrical Methods) 528-594 15.Deflections ( Energy Methods) 595-657 16.Members Subjected to Compression : Columns and Struts 658-717 17.Unsymmetrica (Skew) Bending 718-745 18.Curved Members Subjected to Binding 746-764 19.Plastic Bending 765-790 20.Principal and Complex Stresses 791-853 21.Special Topics 854-869 Appendix A Geometrical Characteristics of Cross-sections 871-893 Appendix B Shear Force, Bending Moment Diagrams and Deflection Formulae for Beams 894-909 References 911-912 Index 913-918