Carefully organized, skillfully written text examines stereomechanical impact; vibrational aspects of impact; contact phenomena produced by the impact of elastic bodies; dynamic processes involving plastic strains; results of impact experiments and dynamic properties of materials. Well-illustrated treatment presumes some knowledge of partial differential equations, operational calculus, and elasticity. 284 illustrations.
Reliability Theory and Practice by Igor Bazovsky Written by a pioneer of reliability methods, this text applies statistical mathematics to analysis of electrical, mechanical, and other systems employed in airborne, missile, and ground equipment. 1961 edition.
Theory of Elastic Stability by Stephen P. Timoshenko, James M. Gere Written by world-renowned authorities on mechanics, this classic ranges from theoretical explanations of 2- and 3-D stress and strain to practical applications such as torsion, bending, and thermal stress. 1961 edition.
