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Richard G. Budynas is Professor Emeritus of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. He has over 40 years experience in teaching and practicing mechanical engineering design. He is the author of a McGraw-Hill textbook, Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis, Second Edition; and co-author of a McGraw-Hill reference book, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Seventh Edition. He was awarded the BME of Union College, MSME of the University of Rochester, and the Ph.D. of the University of Massachusetts. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of New York.

Revised and updated throughout, the eighth edition of this bestselling, definitive guide continues its tradition as the ultimate resource for designers, engineers, and analysts who need to calculate stress and strain management.

The first revision in 10 years, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Eighth Edition presents formulas and principles of strength of materials meeting the need of design engineers, particularly mechanical engineers. This classic volume provides equations and diagrams of structural properties in an easy-to-use, thumb-through format. The new edition now includes a summary of tables and formulas at the end of each chapter for the ease of reference. All references are now updated and a wealth of new material-25%-has been added for mechanical and structural engineers. This is a major and timely revision of the standard reference for student and engineers alike.

Chapter 1. Introduction
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
Chapter 7. Tension, Compression, Shear, and Combined Stress
Chapter 8. Beams; Flexure of Straight Bars
Chapter 9. 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 under Direct Bearing and Shear Stress
Chapter 15. Elastic Stability
Chapter 16. Dynamic and Temperature Stresses
Chapter 17. Stress Concentration
Chapter 18. Fatigue and Fracture
Chapter 19. Stresses in Fasteners and Joints
Chapter 20. Composite Materials
Chapter 21. Solid Biomechanics
Appendix A. Properties of a Plane Area
Appendix B. Mathematical Formulas and Matrices
Appendix C. Glossary
Index

THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO STRESS AND STRAIN FORMULAS

Fully revised throughout, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain , Eighth Edition, provides accurate and thorough tabulated formulations that can be applied to the stress analysis of a comprehensive range of structural components. All equations and diagrams of structural properties are presented in an easy-to-use, thumb, through format.

This extensively updated edition contains new chapters on fatigue and fracture mechanics, stresses in fasteners and joints, composite materials, and biomechanics. Several chapters have been expanded and new topics have been added. Each chapter now concludes with a summary of tables and formulas for ease of reference. This is the definitive resource for designers, engineers, and analysts who need to calculate stress and strain management.

ROARK'S FORMULAS FOR STRESS AND STRAIN , EIGHTH EDITION, COVERS:

Behavior of bodies under stress
Principles and analytical methods
Numerical and experimental methods
Tension, compression, shear, and combined stress
Beams; flexure of straight bars
Bending of curved beams
Torsion
Flat plates
Columns and other compression members
Shells of revolution; pressure vessels; pipes
Bodies in contact undergoing direct bearing and shear stress
Elastic stability
Dynamic and temperature stresses
Stress concentration factors
Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Stresses in fasteners and joints
Composite materials
Biomechanics