Engineers the world over have used Roark's formulas for fast, superior stress analysis in engineering design. Now updated with 30 percent new material, this ultimate resource is written for designers, engineers, and analysts working with calculations of loads and stress. This landmark reference continues its tradition of presenting equations and diagrams of structural properties, all in an easy-to-use, thumb-through format.
- This information-rich reference book provides solutions to the architectural problem of vibrations in beams, arches and frames in bridges, highways, buildings and tunnels
- A must-have for structural designers and civil engineers, especially those involved in the seismic design of buildings
- Well-organized into problem-specific chapters, and loaded with detailed charts, graphs, and necessary formulas
From the Preface
The tabular format used in the fifth and sixth editions is continued in this edition. This format has been particularly successful when implementing problem solutions on a programmable calculator, or especially, a personal computer. In addition, though not required in utilizing this book, user-friendly computer software designed to employ the format of the tabulations contained herein are available.
The seventh edition intermixes International Systems of Units (SI) and United States Customary Units (USCU) in presenting example problems. Tabulated coefficients are in dimensionless form for convenience in using either system of units. Design formulas drawn from works published in the past remain in
the system of units originally published or quoted.
Much of the changes of the seventh edition are organizational, such as:
- Numbering of equations, figures and tables is linked to the particular chapter where they appear. In the case of equations, the section number is also indicated, making it convenient to locate the equation, since section numbers are indicated at the top of each odd-numbered page.
- In prior editions, tables were interspersed within the text of each chapter. This made it difficult to locate a particular table and disturbed the flow of the text presentation. In this edition, all numbered tables are listed at the end of each chapter before the references.
Other changes and additions included in the seventh edition are as follows:
- Part 1 is an introduction, where Chapter 1 provides terminology such as state properties, units and conversions and a description of the contents of the remaining chapters and appendices. The definitions incorporated in Part 1 of the previous editions are retained in the seventh edition, and are found in Appendix B as a glossary.
- Properties of plane areas are located in Appendix A.
- Composite material coverage is expanded, where an introductory discussion is provided in Appendix C, which presents the nomenclature associated with composite materials and how available computer software can be employed in conjunction with the tables contained within this book.
- Stress concentrations are presented in Chapter 17.
- Part 2, Chapter 2, is completely revised, providing a more comprehensive and modern presentation of stress and strain transformations.
- Experimental Methods, Chapter 6, is expanded, presenting more coverage on electrical strain gages and providing tables of equations for commonly used
strain gage rosettes.
- Correction terms for multielement shells of revolution were presented in the sixth edition. Additional information is provided in Chapter 13 of this edition to assist users in the application of these corrections.
Table of Contents:
List of Tables; Preface to the Seventh Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; Part 2: Facts; Principles;
Methods; Chapter 2: Stress and Strain: Important Relationships; Chapter 3: The Behavior of Bodies Under Stress; Chapter 4: Principles and Analytical
Methods; Chapter 5: Numerical Methods; Chapter 6: Experimental Methods; Part 3: Formulas and Examples; Chapter 7: Tension, Compression, Shear and Combined
Stress; Chapter 8: Beams; Flexure of Straight Bars; Chapter 9: Bending of Curved Beams; Chapter 10: Torsion; Chapter 11: Flat Plates; Chapter 12: Columns and Other Compression Members; Chapter 13: Shells of Revolution; Pressure Vessels; Pipes; Chapter 14: Bodies in Contact Undergoing Direct Bearing and Shear Stress; Chapter 15: Elastic Stability; Chapter 16: Dynamic and Temperature Stresses; Chapter 17: Stress Concentration Factors; Appendix A: Properties of a Plane Area; Appendix B: Glossary: Definitions; Appendix C: Composite Materials; Index. |
