This expanded second edition presents in one text the concepts and processes covered in statics
and mechanics of materials curricula following a systematic topically integrated approach.
Building on the novel pedagogy of fusing concepts covered in traditional undergraduate courses
in rigid-body statics and deformable body mechanics rather than simply grafting them together
this new edition develops further the authors' very original treatment of solid mechanics with
additional figures an elaboration on selected solved problems and additional text as well as
a new subsection on viscoelasticity in response to students' feedback. Introduction to Solid
Mechanics: An Integrated Approach Second Edition offers a holistic treatment of the depth and
breadth of solid mechanics and the inter-relationships of its underlying concepts. Proceeding
from first principles to applications the book stands as a whole greater than the sum of its
parts.
