This textbook on the mechanics of solids and static is designed for civil engineering students who need to absorb the fundamentals of structural analysis in mechanical applications. Bucciarelli (civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) assumes that undergraduate students have already completed a basic physics and mathematics course, yet he describes the mechanics of solids, statics, strength of materials and elasticity theory using language that is clear and introductory in nature. Internal forces, indeterminate systems, strain, failure phenomenon and stress are also examined. Annotation 2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
