About Book:

The popularity of the fifth edition and reprints of the book A Textbook of Strength of Materials amongst the students and the teachers of the various Indian universities, has prompted the bringing out of the sixth edition of the book so soon. The sixth edition has been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date. A large number of problems from different B.E. degree examinations of Indian universities and other examining bodies, such as the Institution of Engineers, U.P.S.C. (Engineering Services) and GATE have been selected and have been solved at proper places in this edition in S.L. Units.

Four advanced topics of Strength of Materials such as stresses due to rotation in thin and thick cylinders, bending of curved bars, theories of failure of the material and unsymmetrical bending and shear centre have been added. These chapters have been written in such a simple. and easy-to-follow language that even an average student can understand easily by self-study.

In the chapter of Columns and Struts, the advanced articles such as columns with eccentric load, with initial curvature and beam columns have been included. Also in the chapter of Principal Stresses and Strains’, strain on an oblique plane and Mohr’s strain circle have been added.

The notations in this edition have been used up-to-date by the use of sigma and tau for stresses

The objective type multiple-choice questions are often asked in the various competitive examinations. Hence a large number of objective type questions with answers have been added at the end of the book.

Also a large number of objective type questions which have been asked in most competitive examinations such as Engineering Services Examination and GATE with answers and explanation have been incorporated in this edition.

With these editions, it is hoped that the book will be quite useful for the students of different branches of Engineering at various Engineering Institutions