Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain by Warren C. Young, Richard Budynas Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain
Book Review: Every structural engineer should have a copy.
Summary: 5 Stars
A very usefull reference book for the practising structural or mechanical engineer. However it could be significantly improved by some modernisation and rationalisation ie: removing references out-dated information and references from the 1920's and 1930's,etc. Also by standardising variables and equations, eg: the variable for the width of a section may be 'b' in one chapter 'd' in another, also 'tw' may represent flange thickness rather than web thickness, etc. The book examples are all in U.S. (lbs, feet) units, annoying the European (N, m) user, and may start on one page, then be interupted by 20 pages of tables before continuing on. So the general layout could do with being significantly improved.Book Review: still crazy after all this years.....
Summary: 4 Stars
R&Y's publication, which I became aware of in 1986 is stillan amazing collection of engineering formulas in statics, stability,dynamics and thermal calculations. The IFE uses ANSYS FEA technologyesp. for complex geometries and nonlinear issues: but once in a whilewe appreciate R&Y's work to retain contact to quantities and forthe insight (wrt dimensioning) which interaction with formulas cangive.R&Y's text sections give much insight, the section onstrenght of materials terminology can be useful (learn - refresh) aswell as the brief immersion into experimental issues.
Frank ExiusIFE BONN Germany...
Book Review: the search stops here
Summary: 5 Stars
this book has all the possible formulae for all the possible loadings on all the possible types of sections an engineer will ever encounter! a must for the practicing engineer.Book Review: A must for loading, stress analysis, pressure vessels, etc.
Summary: 5 Stars
A whole lot more information than you could ever use. Use this book and determine EXACTLY what your design is experiencing.