An accurate, carefully written text on introductory mechanics for beginning engineering students, practicing engineers, and teachers, this text emphasizes use of vectors and explains vector analysis. Other topics include analysis of statically determinate states of equilibrium, equilibrium under distributed forces, and frictional effects in statics. Numerous examples and exercises.
A Short History of Technology: From the Earliest Times to A.D. 1900 by T. K. Derry, Trevor I. Williams Highly readable, profusely illustrated survey relates technology to history of every age: food production, metalworking, mining, steam power, transportation, electricity, much more. 354 black-and-white illustrations. 1961 edition.
The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs by Ulrich Keller Extensive text and 164 historic photographs tell the compelling story of the Canal's construction: dredging, housing, internal government, engineering feats, failures, and final success.
Probabilistic Theory of Structures by Isaac Elishakoff Well-written introduction covers probability theory from two or more random variables, reliability of such multivariable structures, theory of random function, Monte Carlo methods for problems incapable of exact solution, more.
Finite Elements and Approximation by O. C. Zienkiewicz, K. Morgan This book offers students of engineering and physics a comprehensive view of the principles involved in the finite element, with numerous illustrative examples and exercises. 1983 edition.
Flow-Induced Vibrations: An Engineering Guide by Eduard Naudascher, Donald Rockwell Graduate-level text synthesizes research and experience from disparate fields to form guidelines for dealing with vibration phenomena, particularly in terms of assessing sources of excitation in a flow system. 1994 edition.
