Overview
Elucidates concepts of engineering mechanics in materials, including stress and strain, force systems on structures, moment of inertia, and shear and bending moments in a beam without requiring a background in calculus
Illustrates of influence of mechanical properties of materials using real engineering problems
Serves as a valuable reference for students and practitioners seeking state licensing in professional engineering
Includes appendices of useful standard material properties, diagrams, and formulas readers need for calculation and design purposes
Reinforces concepts presented with students exercises
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About this book
This book, framed in the processes of engineering analysis and design, presents concepts in mechanics of materials for students in two-year or four-year programs in engineering technology, architecture, and building construction; as well as for students in vocational schools and technical institutes. Using the principles and laws of mechanics, physics, and the fundamentals of engineering, Mechanics of Materials: An Introduction for Engineering Technology will help aspiring and practicing engineers and engineering technicians from across disciplines—mechanical, civil, chemical, and electrical—apply concepts of engineering mechanics for analysis and design of materials, structures, and machine components.
The book is ideal for those seeking a rigorous, algebra/trigonometry-based text on the mechanics of materials.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Parviz Ghavami was born on January 10, 1943 in Iran. He studied his early and secondary education in Esphahan. He continued his education towards university degree and received a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering. He stayed on engineering field from 1965-1978, and worked as a design engineer and senior project engineer for overseas industries both in Iran and abroad.
Leaving Iran in 1978 to pursue further graduate studies in The United States, Dr Ghavami obtained a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland, Oregon in August 1979. From 1979 until 1983, he worked as a project design engineer for consulting firms in Fort Collins, Colorado, and Norman, Oklahoma.
In August 1984 he joined the faculty of the Mathematics and Science Department at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen, where he taught mathematics, physics and engineering courses. Meanwhile, in 1989, he accepted adjunct faculty position with the University at Brownsville, TX where he taught mathematics, physics and engineering courses.
In May1997, he received his Master of Science degree in Mathematics at the University of Texas Pan American. In May 2000, Dr. Ghavami was licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers with a specialization in mechanical and civil engineering.
In May 2003, Dr. Ghavami received a Doctoral of Education degree in Administration and Supervision at the University of Houston. Finally, he received his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the Texas A&M University at Kingsville, in May 2011.
In last 15 years, Dr.Ghavami as president of Ghavami Consulting,has done a great deal of projects for construction industry in the residential and commercial structural and mechanical engineering design and construction.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mechanics of Materials
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Engineering Technology
Authors: Parviz Ghavami
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07572-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-07571-6Published: 30 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36044-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-07572-3Published: 10 December 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 249
Number of Illustrations: 368 b/w illustrations
Topics: Solid Mechanics, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Materials Engineering, Solid Construction, Light Construction, Steel Construction, Timber Construction, Civil Engineering