Mechanics of Materials/Background

This Wikibook is to provide living content for an undergraduate course in mechanics of materials or strength of materials. The material here will eventually be of sufficient quality and interest for self-learning or prescribed study by instructors/faculty members. One objective is that the material here would facilitate in-class discussions, group projects, or problem-solving that would leverage the instructors' expertise to enhance learning outcomes. Another objective is to facilitate students, instructors, professionals, and interested users adding/curating content to accommodate learning styles that might benefit from a spectrum of insights coming from learners and teachers with diverse backgrounds. The course will draw on material openly available with inspiration from key relevant texts.Crandall Stephen H. An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids Dahl Norman C. Lardner Thomas J. 1999 McGraw-Hill 2ndHandbook of Engineering Fundamentals 1936 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Eshbach Ovid W.Hibbeler R. C. Mechanics of Materials 2014 Prentice HallNorton Robert L. Machine Design: An Integrated Approach 2014 Prentice Hall 5thAshby Michael F. Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to their Properties and Applications Jones David R. H. 1980 Pergamon Press, Inc. International Series on Materials Science and TechnologyJuvinall Robert C. Fundamentals of Machine Component Design Marshek Kurt M. 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 5thThe Handbook of Mechanical Engineering 1999 Research & Education Association Fogiel MaxUcker, Jr. John J. Theory of Machines and Mechanisms Pennock Gordon R. Shigley Joseph E. 2017 Oxford University Press 5thShigley Joseph Edward Mechanical Engineering Design Mitchell Larry D. 1983 McGraw-Hill Book Company 4th There is also a crowd-sourced mind map available (needs updating) on GitHub for this Wikibook on undergraduate mechanics of materials.