A comprehensive text book on Theory of Elasticity, thoroughly revised to serve the requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate students in Mechanical, Production, Aeronautical, Civil, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. The book will also useful to the M.Sc. students in Mechanics. The book also contains a large number of Solved Numerical Problems to assimilate the solution methods and exercises for practice.The book contains 16 chapters.
• Basic Equations of Elasticity • 2D Problems in Cartesian Co-ordination • 2D Problems in Polar Coordinates • 2D Problems in Curvilinear Co-ordinates • Torsion of Prismatic Bars • Bending of Prismatic Base • 3D Problems • Axisymmetric Problems • Bending of Plates • Thin Shells • Beams on Elastic Foundation • Beam Columns • Numerical and Energy Methods • Thermal Stresses • Hertz's Contact Stresses • Stress Concentration Problems