Contents
About this Master File...................................................vii
Chapter 1
Simple Stress and Strain
1.1 Introduction..............................................................................1
1.2 Load...........................................................................................3
1.3 Stress and Strain......................................................................4
1.4 Hook’s Law...............................................................................6
1.5 Stress and Strain Due to self-weight....................................17
1.6 Elongation of Bars of Varying Cross Sections....................22
1.7 Elastic Constants...................................................................56
1.8 Tensile Test.............................................................................87
1.9 Compression Test................................................................102
Chapter 2
Direct Shear Stress
2.1 Shear Force – Stress and Strain..............................................103
Chapter 3
Thermal Effect on Stress and Strain
3.1 Stress and Strain Due to Prevention
of Thermal Expansion..........................................................119
Chapter 4
Structs and Columns
4.1 Definitions..................................................................................143
4.2 Effect of Axial Load...................................................................143
4.3 Euler’s Column Theorem..........................................................144
4.4 Types of End Conditions of Columns......................................146
Annexure A:Table of Notations and Formulae......................165
Annexure B: General Objectives and Detailed
Subject Content.................................................167
Index..........................................................................................169
