Best mechanics of materials engineering books according to redditors
We found 18 Reddit comments discussing the best mechanics of materials engineering books. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
/u/another_user_name posted this list a while back. Actual aerospace textbooks are towards the bottom but you'll need a working knowledge of the prereqs first.
Non-core/Pre-reqs:
Mathematics:
Calculus.
1-4) Calculus, Stewart -- This is a very common book and I felt it was ok, but there's mixed opinions about it. Try to get a cheap, used copy.
1-4) Calculus, A New Horizon, Anton -- This is highly valued by many people, but I haven't read it.
1-4) Essential Calculus With Applications, Silverman -- Dover book.
More discussion in this reddit thread.
Linear Algebra
3) Linear Algebra and Its Applications,Lay -- I had this one in school. I think it was decent.
3) Linear Algebra, Shilov -- Dover book.
Differential Equations
4) An Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, Coddington -- Dover book, highly reviewed on Amazon.
G) Partial Differential Equations, Evans
G) Partial Differential Equations For Scientists and Engineers, Farlow
More discussion here.
Numerical Analysis
5) Numerical Analysis, Burden and Faires
Chemistry:
Physics:
2-4) Physics, Cutnel -- This was highly recommended, but I've not read it.
Programming:
Introductory Programming
Programming is becoming unavoidable as an engineering skill. I think Python is a strong introductory language that's got a lot of uses in industry.
Core Curriculum:
Introduction:
Aerodynamics:
Thermodynamics, Heat transfer and Propulsion:
Flight Mechanics, Stability and Control
5+) Flight Stability and Automatic Control, Nelson
5+)[Performance, Stability, Dynamics, and Control of Airplanes, Second Edition](http://www.amazon.com/Performance-Stability-Dynamics-Airplanes-Education/dp/1563475839/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315534435&sr=8-1, Pamadi) -- I gather this is better than Nelson
Engineering Mechanics and Structures:
3-4) Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, Hibbeler
6-8) Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures, Bruhn -- A good reference, never really used it as a text.
G) Introduction to the Mechanics of a Continuous Medium, Malvern
G) Fracture Mechanics, Anderson
G) Mechanics of Composite Materials, Jones
Electrical Engineering
Design and Optimization
Space Systems
Hertzberg is a great deformation and fracture book, definitely recommend owning this one.
Also, [Honeycombe and Bhadeshia] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S1L6IQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0750680849&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1T4JXHZ7FKY6AGYPF3KH) have a great book on ferrous alloys. You should be able to find a pdf of this one, let me know if you can't.
As far as the others (online resources/organizations), I can't really comment... I just used these two textbooks in my grad-level fracture and ferrous alloys classes and quite enjoyed both books.
I own most of these. Reddy's book is largely focused on the theoretical to be of much help to someone looking for a practical intro. Kollar or Barbero would be useful. I don't own Kasapoglou.
Hyer also has an intro book that is what I used when i took my first undergraduate intro class many years ago. I found it useful and still refer to it from time to time today.
EDIT: Some search keywords for basic laminate analysis for a beginner would be "Classical lamination theory" and perhaps Kirchhoff plate theory (or Kirchhoff-Love plate theory). For failure analysis, "composite failure criterion" and some of the more common failure criteria are Tsai-Hill, Tsai-Wu, Hashin, Hashin-Rotem. Discount method or ply-by-ply discount method is a common way of performing a basic failure analysis of a laminated composite structure.
If I were you, I'd pick up Hyer's book and take a look at DOT/FAA/AR-95/109. Those would probably be a good place to start, presuming you have a basic engineering background.
Fractography by Hull?
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer by Incropera is pretty much the standard text on the subject by my understanding.
I used Hibbeler for Mechanics of Materials, but Beer is also a popular choice.
Hibbeler for dynamics as well.
Larson has a pretty good calculus book, will take you from derivatives up through multivariable.
A good resource if you feel like digging deeper is the physics forums - science and math textbook forum.
I'm a student (Junior ME) so my recommendation would be better suited over at /r/engineeringstudents but if you wanted to get started on the entry level coursework. Here's where you can start.
Calculus
http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Early-Transcendentals-Stewarts-Series/dp/0495011665/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1371011569&sr=8-2&keywords=stewart+calculus+6th+edition
Physics
http://www.amazon.com/Physics-Scientists-Engineers-Strategic-Approach/dp/0321516591/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371011593&sr=1-2&keywords=knight+physics+for+scientists+and+engineers+2nd+edition
Engineering Statics / Dynamics
http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Mechanics-Combined-Statics-Dynamics/dp/0138149291/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371011626&sr=1-9&keywords=hibbler+statics+dynamics
Engineering Mechanics of Materials
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanics-Materials-8th-Russell-Hibbeler/dp/0136022308/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371011680&sr=1-1&keywords=hibbler+mechanics+of+materials
I'm also interested in books on these topics. Looking at some course catalogs from Georgia Tech, they have several graduate courses for these, which recommend these books:
Can anyone else recommend any of these or others? I have no doubt that what they're teaching is valid, given I've pulled them straight from a course catalog, but are the structured well and easy (enough) to read?
There are a variety of introductory materials science books. The one by Callister is probably the most widely used, at least in the U.S., but personally I prefer Ashby and Jones.
The University of Cambridge also has a nice set of tutorials online, here.
Physics of Continuous Matter is supposed to be really good. Its been on my list for awhile.
Holy cow you're speaking my language. The Janssen effect is explained fairly well in Nedderman's book.
Actually the first hit on google isn't bad at all.
If I have some free time I'll write a Wikipedia article.
I personally did not care for the Philpot book. I found the Hibbeler Mechanics of Materials book to be far superior. However, I had to purchase the online version of the textbook for my class and I found the animations for that text to be very helpful.
When it comes to the Machine Design course I really liked Machine Elements in Mechanical Design by Mott, and Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design. Machine Design by Norton was my required text for my Machine Design course and the rest of the class, including myself, found that text to be very difficult to follow. It felt like, at least in the fourth edition, the author released a new edition without thoroughly checking his examples. Therefor, about 9 weeks into the course the professor decided to switch textbooks and assigned yet another text for the class. Having fallen for that trap already, I did a quick amazon search and bought the highest rated machinery design textbook; which was the textbook by Mott.
Also, keep in mind that you don't have to spend $100 for a textbook that is not required for the class. Do as I did and purchase either an international edition or better yet and old edition for which you can easily obtain a solutions manual.
It should go without saying that there are many avenues for purchasing textbooks online. I used to frequent Abebooks, but Amazon has since bought it and I have found that their prices have began to increase. Your best bet is to use a site like Bigwords because a site like that searches many textbook websites for all of the textbooks you want, then picks the best price including things like shipping and coupon offers.
Best of luck.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Strength-Materials-Dover-Books-Physics/dp/0486607550/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409139723&sr=1-1&keywords=strength+of+materials+hartog
hartog is good :)
Strength of Materials
Design of Wood Structures
Here's a For Dummies" version
I don't work with structural alloys, but I can suggest several texts that might be of interest to a structural engineer looking to study the lofty, arcane, superior art of metallurgical and materials engineering:
https://smile.amazon.com/Deformation-Fracture-Mechanics-Engineering-Materials/dp/0470527803
https://smile.amazon.com/Corrosion-Control-Revie-Winston-Hardcover/dp/B011MCRNHW/
https://www.asminternational.org/search/-/journal_content/56/10192/06542G/PUBLICATION
If you have more specific interests I can suggest others, but I don't want to bog you down in great texts on other subjects that aren't of interest to you.
You can get an eTextbook version from Pearson at http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/mechnics-of-materials-coursesmart-etextbook-0133254690 , or a physical copy either from Pearson or Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Mechanics-Materials-Edition-Russell-Hibbeler/dp/0133254429). If you want a free copy, check your library.
Not the same focus area, but for aerospace structural references Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Michael Niu Airframe analysis and Sizing and the aircraft engineers bible.
Try the Dover reprint of Strength of Materials. https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Materials-Dover-Books-Physics-ebook/dp/B00A73AQAE/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=dover+strength+of+materials&qid=1551148311&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spell
It's old school, but I was using it to teach myself the stuff before taking the class, and it's cheap too!