Thanks both of you for the responses. Corypad, I appreciate the link, but I was hoping specifically for references that others have had experience with and would recommend. I recognize that there are a large number books out there and I was hoping for help in narrowing down my search.
Hello, I am a recent graduate working as a Mechanical Engineer. My job will require me to have a relatively in depth understanding of bolted joint design. Does anyone have any reference materials they would recommend? Ideally I would like to first read a book that deals more with the basics...
Hello,
This is perhaps more of a math question than an engineering question, but here goes:
I am attempting to derive the Airy Stress Function, d^4(phi)/dx^4 + 2*d^4(phi)/dx^2dy^2+d^4(phi)/dy^4
I think that from the compatibility equations I can get to del^4(phi). Every book/website I can...