Theory of Elasticity 3/E

by Stephen P. Timoshenko and J.N. Goodier

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070647208
• ISBN13: 9780070647206
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Father of Solid Mechanics

Although this book does not show how to solve the problem comprehensively like the general textbook, it goes straight to the point what the ideas are required. As known, all problems could be solved numerically, very few problems could be solved analyically. He was paying attention to the latter so there is no need to proceed steps by steps. Basically, if you are a newbie, this book is not for you. You'd better consult with the books of Saada or Dym. If you have a strong background in Maths and Mechanics, you would greatly appreciate this book. The most beautiful thing of this book heard from many professors is you could imaginarily see how genius a person could grap something from the sky and apply to the problem precisely. Generally, there are thousands of Maths but there is only one that fits the best.

Good for engineers

It is said Tymoshenko is among the first who introduced mechanics to the states. I gave it five stars because of its historical importance.I have this book on shelf, due to it large influence but, to be frank, seldom referred to it. This book, like all other Tymoshenko's books, was written in a pure engieering fashion. If you are looking at these solved problems, like twisting of a prismatic bars, this is the book for you. It involves many classical technique for solving boundary value problmes. However, if you are more theoretically orientated, there are much better presentations outside, from the moderate mathematical Fung's book, to the highly mathematical Green's book. It is my opinion that the beautiful theoretical parts of elasticity are absent in Tymoshenko.

This is an all time classic..

A classic text and a good buy for a whole career. It covers everything. I know it is quite an old book but it is still the best one around about elasticity. I was using this book in my university years when I was doing a General Engineering course however, I still find it very useful. This book is a must-have for all engineers.