Best book for >>Strength of Materials<< stress reference 1

[Vitkacy1989]

Hi All,

I am looking for a book rather with tables than theory, covering strength of materials such as e.g. some particular section shape with loading and corresponding stress visualization, etc.

Well-known Roark's formulas is an extensive reference but it does not provide practical assistance on stress visualization, etc...

What books are you using on daily basis in your engineering practice, which find you helpful?

Regards!
V.

 

[swertel]

Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors

--Scott
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[cdill21]

V,

I am not sure that what you are asking for exists. What purpose would such a book serve that an FEA simulation would not?

Chris

 

[Vitkacy1989]

Purpose is to have a reference how theoretical stress should be distributed like. Including normal and shear stresses for various section shapes and geometrical arrangements.

 

[cdill21]

What is the problem you are trying to solve? Why do you need this reference?

 

[Vitkacy1989]

I do not have any problem at hand. Reference is needed to validate/check various FEA outcomes.

 

[cdill21]

I would recommend searching the internet for "FEA validation and verification". You will find the information you need...

Good Luck!

Chris

 

[Vitkacy1989]

Is there any particular Strength of Materials or Mechanics of Materials book that you consider to be especially useful?

 

[Tmoose]

I have really been enjoying "Machine Elements Life and Design" by CRC Press.
It has some graphical representations of stress variations through out many common mechanical components and details.

The honorable EPete turned me on to it back in July.

https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=455252

 

[cdill21]

V,

Every Strength of Materials book I have found has essentially the same information, written in roughly the same language. The one I used in school was by Riley, Sturges, and Morris. If you provide a specific example, I'm sure we can point you in the right direction.

 

[Vitkacy1989]

cdill21, thanks! There is no specific example though. But if I were forced to come up with one, I would say I would be happy to see investigation on normal and shear stresses in the compressed, bent and torqued beam which cross-section is a circular tube, but with a cut along the length. Any idea?

 

[cdill21]

The closest thing you are going to get are examples in the textbook. Once you understand those, you will be able to perform this investigation yourself. I am running under the assumption that this was not covered in your formal engineering training.