--- product_id: 6798463 title: "Strength of Materials (Dover Books on Physics)" price: "£22.48" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/6798463-strength-of-materials-dover-books-on-physics store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Strength of Materials (Dover Books on Physics) **Price:** £22.48 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Strength of Materials (Dover Books on Physics) - **How much does it cost?** £22.48 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/6798463-strength-of-materials-dover-books-on-physics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Among introductory texts on the strength of materials, this work is particularly distinguished. It was originally developed by Professor Den Hartog to meet the needs of engineering students at M.I.T. for a sound yet lucid first course in strength of materials. As such it has also enjoyed wide popularity in engineering schools throughout the world. But the book was remarkable in a number of other ways, so that it has become one of the favorite refresher and reference works for engineers as well as a popular self-study text. Perhaps the chief reason for this is that in addition to all the customary elementary material on the subject (i.e., clear instructions to the fundamentals of tension, torsion, bending, compound stresses, deflection of beams, etc.) it also contains a considerable amount of more advanced material concerning methods of great practical value to working engineers which are not usually included in introductory texts. This material is presented in starred sections (which may be omitted on a first reading without interrupting the flow of the presentation) and includes a full treatment of the Mohr circle and its application to the determination of moments of inertia and strains as well as stresses; a lucid elementary presentation of the theory of the center of shear; and one of the few elementary presentations of the theory of the center of shear; and one of the few elementary discussions of the "Myosotis" method of calculating beam deflections, a method which often possesses considerable advantages over the more usual methods involving moment-area or the differential equation of bending. Other material not usually found in elementary texts but which are frequently of great value to the practicing engineer are the discussions of the statically indeterminate truss, reinforced concrete, plastic deformations, thick-walled cylinders, thick curved bars, Maxwell's Reciprocal Theorem, and photoelasticity. In all sections, both general principles and concrete applications are given. Another feature which readers have found unusually helpful is the 85-page section of 350 problems which gives the student practice in techniques and further illustrates applications. All problems are complete with answers. Review: Learned so much useful information (Myosotis method is so much easier than the ... - READ THIS. Learned so much useful information (Myosotis method is so much easier than the traditionally taught method, but learn the reason why it works first before applying it.) It's been a very handy and useful reference for me when doing analysis, lots of examples that have lined up almost perfectly with the problems I've faced. Realize that he does occasionally leave final analysis up to you or leave things as "obvious" whether they are or are not. Review: A must have for inventors and designers. - I just love this little book. If you are interested in structures, Strengths of Materials is a must. You'll need some math skills for this one - Trig and analytic geometry are a must. An understanding of calculus is desirable, but not entirely necessary. After mastering mechanics in the basic Physics book, you'll want to study Statics. This is how you analyze forces and their reactions as they travel through structures. You will use free body diagrams and vectors for this one. The next field to study is Strength of Materials. Here you will learn how materials behave (deform) under various loading conditions; How beams bend, how springs react to loads, how wheels deform on tracks, how posts buckle, etc. In statics we study the stresses in a material - the forces. In Strengths of Materials we study the strains - the deformations - materials exhibit in response to those stresses. This tidy little book is lucid and to the point. This is a difficult subject, but this book shows us how to employ engineering conventions to understand and analyze the complexities inherent in the subject matter. A handy little book and dirt cheap. Buy it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,164,527 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #43 in Strength of Materials Engineering #522 in Materials Science (Books) #7,310 in Physics (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 79 Reviews | ## Images ![Strength of Materials (Dover Books on Physics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71j3Cwty3KL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Learned so much useful information (Myosotis method is so much easier than the ... *by J***N on May 23, 2016* READ THIS. Learned so much useful information (Myosotis method is so much easier than the traditionally taught method, but learn the reason why it works first before applying it.) It's been a very handy and useful reference for me when doing analysis, lots of examples that have lined up almost perfectly with the problems I've faced. Realize that he does occasionally leave final analysis up to you or leave things as "obvious" whether they are or are not. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must have for inventors and designers. *by P***G on April 6, 2015* I just love this little book. If you are interested in structures, Strengths of Materials is a must. You'll need some math skills for this one - Trig and analytic geometry are a must. An understanding of calculus is desirable, but not entirely necessary. After mastering mechanics in the basic Physics book, you'll want to study Statics. This is how you analyze forces and their reactions as they travel through structures. You will use free body diagrams and vectors for this one. The next field to study is Strength of Materials. Here you will learn how materials behave (deform) under various loading conditions; How beams bend, how springs react to loads, how wheels deform on tracks, how posts buckle, etc. In statics we study the stresses in a material - the forces. In Strengths of Materials we study the strains - the deformations - materials exhibit in response to those stresses. This tidy little book is lucid and to the point. This is a difficult subject, but this book shows us how to employ engineering conventions to understand and analyze the complexities inherent in the subject matter. A handy little book and dirt cheap. Buy it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great text: concise yet descriptive. *by N***5 on May 15, 2023* Textbook has very nice cover art. Ordered a new copy but received one in "very good" condition. :/ Been working thru the Torsion chapter recently, has been concise yet very descriptive. All problems are shown in back of book, with answers to all except the proofs provided. Notation is a little outdated (published 1977), e.g., shear stress is listed as sₛ instead of lowercase tau. Would recommend! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/6798463-strength-of-materials-dover-books-on-physics](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/6798463-strength-of-materials-dover-books-on-physics) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-27*