Working with Personal Computer Software, 2nd ed.

R.P. Soni, Harshal A. Arolkar and Sonal Jain 

ISBN13:     978-81-265-2727-4

Publication Date: August 2010

Price: INR 349/ Pages: 540

 Description:

This introductory text explains in detail the basic and essential features of Windows XP, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook. The book has been divided into six parts: Introduction, Basics of Operating Systems, Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Other Essentials. The content in the chapters takes the novice reader from introduction to skill development. This text has been designed considering the coverage necessary for a general course on PC Software being offered in BCA, BBA, MSC (IT), PGDCA, MCA and MBA streams, polytechnics as well as engineering colleges. It will be useful to anyone wanting to be familiar with PC Software for office applications in business or personal applications.

Pedagogy includes:

• More than 550 objective type questions.
• More than 100 laboratory exercises.
• Numerous figures for reference.

About the Authors:

R.P. Soni is currently Campus Director (Computer Education) at GLS Institute of Computer Technology, Ahmedabad. Previously, he has worked as Director of Rollwala Computer Center, Gujarat University. He has been instrumental in initiating Computer Science education in Gujarat. He has taught computer science at MCA, BCA, Diploma and Certificate courses for over 35 years. He has been active in this discipline for over 42 years.

 Harshal A. Arolkar is Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Systems-in-Charge at GLS Institute of Computer Technology. An ardent practitioner and teacher, he possesses more than 11 years of experience in Computer Science. He has published and presented several research papers in international and national conferences and journals. Sonal Jain is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at GLS Institute of Computer Technology. A lucid writer and teacher, she possesses more than 9 years of experience in Computer Science. She has published and presented several research papers in international and national conferences and journals.

Principles of Electromagnetics

R.G. Kaduskar

ISBN: 13:  9788126520169

Price: INR 329/Pages: 308

About the Book

Principles of Electromagnetics is designed as a text for undergraduate students of electronics and telecommunications engineering. The book contains materials related to static electric field and its behavior in conducting and dielectric medium with boundary conditions, and has wide coverage of topics on energy, potential and capacitance concepts.

The text also explains the topics on magnetostatic, magnetic materials and the behavior of magnetic field at the boundary of different mediums. It also handles the theory related to time varying fields and Maxwell’s equations that help in understanding the concept of electromagnetic wave and power flow analysis using Poynting theorem.

Written in a student-friendly manner, the text includes detailed coverage of fundamentals of electromagnetic field and simplification techniques using vector analysis, differential and integral calculus, which are essential for proper understanding of the subject. Although mathematics is an integral part of the subject, every care has been taken to see that the objective of this book is not lost in the details of mathematical treatment.

Key Features

• Uses vector approach to explain topics on electromagnetics.
• Provides balanced presentation of time-varying and static fields.
• Facilitates students with solved examples to understand the topics.
• Discusses all topics with the help of figures for better understanding of theories.
• Substantiates all topics with mathematical rigor.
• Provides problems and MCQs with each chapter to develop problem-solving skills.
• Highlights key terms and formulas in appendixes.
• Devotes an appendix on MATLAB® tools that are used in electromagnetics.

Includes excellent pedagogy:

-        134 figures

-        161 solved examples

-        102 problems

-        90 MCQs

About the Author

R.G. KADUSKAR, M.S. in Electronics & Control and M.E. in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, is assistant professor in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Engineering & Technology. He teaches courses on Electronic Product Design, Electromagnetic Engineering and Power Electronics. His main areas of interest include VLSI Design, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation. An author of about 10 books, Prof. Kaduskar has also authored Network Fundamentals and Analysis (Wiley India).

Table of Contents

 Preface v

1. Mathematical Approach to Electromagnetic Field

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Scalars and Vectors

1.3 Vector Algebra

1.4 Coordinate Systems

2. Differential and Integral Approach in Electromagnetic Theory

2.1 Differentiation of Scalars

2.2 Differentiation of Vectors

2.3 Integration of Scalars and Vectors

2.4 Laplacian Operation

2.5 Helmholtz’s Theorem

3. Static Electric Field

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Electric Charge or Point Charge

3.3 Electric Field Intensity

3.4 Charge Distribution

3.5 Electric Field Intensity

3.6 Field Lines and its Mathematical Representation

3.7 Gauss’s Law

3.8 Gauss’s Law for Differential Volume Element

4. Steady Electric Current

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Ohm’s Law

4.3 Conduction in Various Materials

4.4 Continuity Relation for Current

5. Energy and Potential

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Scalar Potential

5.3 Positive Work and Negative Work

5.4 Potential Difference and Potential

5.5 Energy Density

6. Static Electric Field in Dielectrics

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Behavior of Conductors under Uniform Electric Field

6.3 Dielectric or Insulating Materials

6.4 Laplace Equation and Their Applications

6.5 Poisson’s Equation

6.6 Uniqueness Theorem

6.7 Laplace’s Equation in Two Dimensions

7. Static Magnetic Field

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Magnetic Force or Ampere’s Force Law

7.3 Biot–Savart Law

7.4 Ampere’s Circuit Law

7.5 Magnetic Induction or Magnetic Flux Density and Magnetic Flux

7.6 Magnetic Vector Potential

8. Magnetic Field and Magnetic Materials

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Magnetization

8.3 Different Types of Magnetic Materials

8.4 Boundary Conditions of Magnetic Field in Two Media

8.5 Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field

8.6 Inductors and Inductance

9. Time-Varying Field and Maxwell’s Equations

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Charged Particles Moving in a Static Magnetic Field

9.3 Faraday’s Experiment and Law

9.4 Capacitor and Displacement Current

9.5 Modified Ampere’s Law

9.6 Maxwell’s Equations

10. Numerical Electromagnetic and Applications

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Variable Separation Method

10.3 Finite Difference Method

10.4 Method of Images

10.5 Moment Method or Method of Moments

10.6 Finite Element Method

Appendix I Symbols and Units

Appendix II Physical Constants

Appendix III Some Useful Material Constants

Appendix IV Conversion Factors

Appendix V Prefixes and Power of 10

Appendix VI Selected Numerical Constants

Appendix VII Trigonometric Identities

Appendix VIII Derivatives and Integrals

Appendix IX Special Mathematical Equations

Appendix X MATLAB

Answers

Index

Solutions to Irodov’s Problems in General Physics, Vol II

Abhay Kumar Singh

ISBN: 13: 978-81-265-2077-0

Price: 299/Pages: 440

About the book

Irodov problems are considered the trickiest and the most comprehensive set of problems in physics the world over. In fact, some problems combine multiple concepts of physics, which makes these problems unique.

Solutions to I.E. IRODOV’S problems in General Physics, available in two volumes, are meant for those dedicated physics students who face the challenge of solving numerical problems, particularly IIT-JEE aspirants. The two volumes provide the complete solutions for each of the 1878 problems in I.E. IRODOV’s original question book, along with final answers.

The solutions presented in this book are crisp, and guaranteed to make you think beyond the box. This book is exactly what you need to establish a strong foundation for discovering the beauty of physics and cracking any entrance exam in India.

The second volume contains solutions related to the following topics:

• Oscillations and Waves
• Optics and Atomic
• Nuclear Physics

Salient Features

• Comprehensive solutions for each and every Irodov problem
• Explanatory diagrams for 70% problems
• Answers are in SI units in accordance with the rules of approximation and accuracy.

 Some advantages that the book will have in the market:

1. It is the only one of its kind, because no other book offers solutions to all of Irodov’s problems (826)

2. Experts find that solutions given byAbhay Kumar Singh are crisper.

3. The third edition builds on the success of earlier editions in terms of  the accuracy of solutions.

4. The author is respected and experienced. His name is synonymous with Irodov solutions among IIT-JEE aspirants.

5. The figures are better in quality because they are digitally-printed. The earlier editions had hand-drawn figures.

6. Irodov’s problems are the most exhaustive test of a student’s  understanding of concepts, because they sometimes use more than 1 or 2 concepts in the same problem, which is not the case with ordinary numerical problems.

About the author

Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh is the Founder and Director of Abhay’s IIT Physics Teaching Centre, Patna, and has had a teaching career spanning nearly two decades. His specialty is physics concepts and problem-solving, which are the two most essential parts of preparation for an IIT-JEE aspirant.

The author has tried to fulfill the requirements of the aspirants, while keeping in mind the latest trends and patterns of competitive examinations

Table of Contents

PART FOUR: Oscillations and Waves

4.1 Mechanical Oscillations

4.2 Electric Oscillations

4.3 Elastic Waves. Acoustics

4.4 Electromagnetic waves. Radiation

PART FIVE: Optics

5.1 Photometry and Geometrical Optics

5.2 Interference of Light

5.3 Diffraction of Light

5.4 Polarization of Light

5.5 Dispersion and Absorption of Light

5.6 Optics of Moving Sources

5.7 Thermal Radiation. Quantum Nature of Light

PART SIX: Atomic and Nuclear Physics

6.1 Scattering of Particles. Rutherford-Bohr atom

6.2 Waves Properties of Particles. Schrodinger Equation

6.3 Properties of Atoms. Spectra

6.4 Molecules and Crystals

6.5 Radioactivity

6.6 Nuclear Reactions

6.7 Elementary Particles

Micro and Smart Systems

G.K. Ananthasuresh, K.J. Vinoy, S. Gopalakrishnan, K.N. Bhat, V.K. Aatre

ISBN: 13: 978-81-265-2715-1

Publication Date: August 2010

Price: INR 379/Pages: 420

About the Technology

If we trace the history of electronic technology over the last six decades, we see that the discovery of the transistor and the development of the integrated circuit (IC) are the key milestones. However, it is the miniaturization and the ensuing VLSI technology that really created the electronic, the computer and communications revolution. It is only more recently, i.e., in the last couple of decades, that the technology of miniaturization has been extended to mechanical systems; and now, we have microsystem revolution. This is also complemented by the advances in smart materials and systems.

A microsystem is a system that integrates, on a chip or in a package, one or more of many microdevices: sensors, actuators, electronics, computation, communication, control, power generation, chemical processing, biological reactions, and many more which constitute microsystems. It is now clear that the functionality of such an integrated system will be not only far superior to any other engineered system that we know at the macro scale but achieve things beyond those achievable by macro-scale integrated systems. Smart micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) refer to a collection of micro sensors and actuators that can sense their environment and have the ability to react to changes in that environment with the use of a microcircuit control. Such microsystems include, in addition to the conventional microelectronics, packaging, integrated antenna structures for command signals, microelectromechanical structures for desired sensing and actuating functions. In order to act upon the environment, the magnitude of the micromachined actuators is not large enough. Using macro-scale actuators is not appropriate because they defeat the purpose of miniaturization, cost-effective batch-processing, etc. Hence, there is a need to integrate smart material based actuators with microsystems. This trend is currently witnessed in this field as it moves beyond microsensors, which has been the main emphasis in microsystems so far.

Micro and smart system technologies have immense application potential in many fields. In the coming decades, scientists and engineers would be required to design and develop such systems for varied applications. It is essential then that graduating engineers must be exposed to the underlying science and technology.

Key Features

• This book emphasizes analytical and computational modeling.
• It includes in-depth discussion of mechanics, coupled multi-physics, electronics, control, and scaling effects as well as finite element analysis.
• Relating all of the above to particular examples of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and smart devices is a highlight of this book.
• Complementing the modeling aspects, the book includes organized summaries of a variety of devices and systems, details of packaging and integration, and case-studies of representative devices.
• Prior disciplinary background is not assumed in presenting the material.
• Many worked-out examples, context-relevant problems within the chapters, and practice exercises are included in all chapters. It is thus suitable for self-study by practicing engineers and researchers in many disciplines.
• Unavailability of a book that covers both micro and smart systems at the fundamental level.
• Excellent pedagogy with:

• 230+ Illustrations
• 25 Tables
• 100+ Exercise Questions
• 45 “Your Turn” questions for students wanting to invest time in researching.
• About 50 Problems and Examples within chapters 

About the Book

This book essentially deals with the basics of microsystem technology and is intended principally as a textbook at the undergraduate level; however, it can also be used as background book at the postgraduate level. The book makes an effort to provide an introduction to smart materials and systems. The authors make an attempt to present the material without assuming much prior disciplinary background. The aim of this book is to present adequate modeling details so that readers can appreciate the analysis involved in microsystems (and to some extent, smart systems) and thereby enabling them to get an in-depth understanding about simulation and design. Therefore, the book will also be useful to practicing researchers in all branches of science and engineering, who might be interested in applications where they can use this technology. The book presents adequate details of modeling of microsystems as well as addresses their fabrication and integration.  The engineering of practical applications of microsystems are areas for multidisciplinary research, already laden with myriad technological issues.  Evidently, books presently available do not address many of these aspects sufficiently well. We believe that this book gives a unified treatment of the necessary concepts under a single title.

                Anticipating the need for such a technology, the Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS), an Institute dedicated to promoting the field of smart materials and microsystems, was established. This Institute was not only instrumental in mounting a national program, triggering R&D activities in this field in India but also creating required human resource through training courses and workshops. Furthermore, ISSS also initiated a dialogue with Visvesveraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, Karnataka, a conglomerate of over 170 engineering colleges in Karnataka, for introducing a course at the undergraduate level in the area of microsystems and MEMS and for setting in motion drafting potential syllabus for the same. The culmination of this dialogue is this book. Material for this book has been taken from several advanced workshops and short courses conducted by the authors over last three years for faculty and students of VTU. A draft of the preliminary version of book was used by VTU colleges, where a course on microsystems was first introduced in 2009.  The current version is modified to incorporate feedback received from teachers of this course, who patiently used the previous draft to teach about 500 students from various colleges. In a sense this book has been class- and student-tested.

  This book has nine chapters covering various topics in microsystems and smart systems including sensors and actuators, microfabrication, modeling, finite element analysis, modeling and analysis of coupled systems which is of great importance in microsystems, electronics and control for microsystems, integration and packaging, and scaling effects in microsystems. The book also includes case studies on a few microsensor systems to illustrate the application aspects. 

About the Authors

All the authors of this book are stalwarts in their respective field and are key people in promoting the technology and subject. 

Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh (B.Tech., IIT Madras, 1989; PhD, Michigan, 1994) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the IISc, Bangalore, India. He has been working in the microsystems area since 1991 with emphasis on modeling and design. Prof. Ananthasuresh has edited the first book on Optimal Synthesis Methods for MEMS.

Prof. K.J. Vinoy (B.Tech., Kerala, 1991; M.Tech., Cochin, 1992; PhD, Pennsylvania State 2002) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering at the IISc, Bangalore. This is his third book in the area of Microsystems. 

Prof. Gopalakrishnan (B.E., Bangalore, 1984; M.Tech., IIT Madras, 1987; PhD, Purdue 1992) is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IISc. He is a Fellow of INAE. Prof. Gopalakrishnan is the Chairman of the Aerospace Applications and Structural Health Monitoring group of the National Programme on Micro and Smart Systems.

Prof. K.N. Bhat (B.E., IISc Bangalore, 1966; M.Eng., Rensselaer 1974; PhD, IIT Madras, 1978) was a professor at IIT Madras and is currently a Visiting Professor at IISc. He is a Fellow of the INAE. He has immensely contributed to the growth of VLSI and MEMS technology, Education and Manpower development in India.

Prof. V.K. Aatre (B.E., Mysore, 1961; M.E., IISc Bangalore 1963; PhD, Waterloo, 1967) was the Director General of DRDO and Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, Government of India.  He is a Fellow of IEEE and INAE and is a recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award in India. He initiated two national programmes on Micro and Smart Systems founded the Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS). 

Table of Contents 

1    Introduction

1.1   Why Miniaturization?

1.2   Microsystems versus MEMS

1.3   Why Microfabrication?

1.4   Smart Materials, Structures and Systems

1.5   Integrated Microsystems

1.6   Applications of Smart Materials and Microsystems

1.7 Summary

References 

2   Micro Sensors, Actuators, Systems and Smart Materials: An Overview

2.1   Silicon Capacitive Accelerometer

2.2   Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor

2.3   Conductometric Gas Sensor

2.4   An Electrostatic Comb-Drive

2.5   A Magnetic Microrelay

2.6   Portable Blood Analyzer

2.7   Piezoelectric Inkjet Print Head

2.8   Micromirror Array for Video Projection

2.9   Smart Materials and Systems

2.10 Summary

References

Exercises 

3   Micromachining Technologies

3.1   Silicon as a Material for Micromachining

3.2   Thin-Film Deposition

3.3   Lithography

3.4   Etching

3.5   Silicon Micromachining

3.6   Specialized Materials for Microsystems

3.7   Advanced Processes for Microfabrication

3.8   Summary

References

Further Reading

Exercises 

4.  Modeling of Solids in Microsystems

4.1 The Simplest Deformable Element: A Bar

4.2 Transversely Deformable Element: A beam

4.3 Energy Methods for Elastic Bodies

4.4 Examples and Problems

4.5 Heterogeneous Layered Beams

4.6 Bimorph Effect

4.7 Residual Stresses and Stress Gradients

4.8 Poisson Effect and the Anticlastic Curvature of Beams

4.9 Torsion of Beams and Shear Stresses

4.10 Dealing with Large Displacements

4.11 In-Plane Stresses

4.12 Summary

Further Reading

Exercises 

5  Finite Element Method

5.1 Need for Numerical Methods for Solution of Equations

5.2 Variational Principles

5.3 Weak Form of the Governing Differential Equation

5.4 Finite Element Method

5.5 Numerical Examples

5.6 Finite Element Model for Structures with Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators

5.7 Analysis of a Piezoelectric Bimorph Cantilever Beam

5.8 Summary

References

Exercises 

6   Modeling of Coupled Electromechanical Systems

6.1 Electrostatics

6.2 Coupled Electromechanics: Statics

6.3 Coupled Electromechanics: Stability and Pull-In Phenomenon

6.4 Coupled Electromechanics: Dynamics

6.5 Squeezed Film Effects in Electromechanics

6.6 Summary

References

Further Reading

Exercises 

7  Electronics Circuits and Control for Micro and Smart Systems

7.1 Semiconductor Devices

7.2 Electronics Amplifiers

7.3 Practical Signal Conditioning Circuits for Microsystems

7.4 Circuits for Conditioning Sensed Signals

7.5 Introduction to Control Theory

7.6 Implementation of Controllers

7.7 Summary

References

Exercises 

8   Integration of Micro and Smart Systems

8.1 Integration of Microsystems and Microelectronics

8.2 Microsystems Packaging

8.3 Case Studies of Integrated Microsystems

8.4 Case Study of a Smart Structure in Vibration Control

8.5 Summary

References

Exercises 

9  Scaling Effects in Microsystems

9.1 Scaling in the Mechanical Domain

9.2 Scaling in the Electrostatic Domain

9.3 Scaling in the Magnetic Domain

9.4 Scaling in the Thermal Domain

9.5 Scaling in Diffusion

9.6 Scaling in Fluids

9.7 Scaling Effects in the Optical Domain

9.8 Scaling in Biochemical Phenomena

9.9 Summary

Further Reading

Exercises 

Glossary

Index

About the Authors

Why is wet sand darker than dry sand?  

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Why does the sky turn green just before a tornado?

Why do wintergreen lifesavers spark when you bite them?  

The Flying Circus of Physics is a book about curious events and effects of the everyday world. 

The Flying Circus of Physics with Answers  

Author : Jearl Walker   

ISBN13 : 9788126517824   

Pages :  312/ Price INR : 319   

A great book to develop critical thinking in Physics is The Flying Circus of Physics which is even recommended in the Bibliography of the 9^th NCERT text for further reading.

About book: Hurry! Hurry! Come one, come all. Meet a man who can pull two railroad passenger cars with his teeth and a real-life human cannon ball. Come face to face with a dead rattlesnake that still bites. And unlock the secrets of a magician’s bodiless head. Welcome to this updated edition of The Flying Circus of Physics, where death-defying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, strange curiosities, and mind-bending illusions bring to life the fascinating feats of physics in the world around us.   

In 1977, Wiley published the first edition of Jearl Walker’s The Flying Circus of Physics, which has sold over 100,000 copies and become a cult classic in the physics community. The Flying Circus is a compendium of interesting real world phenomena that can be explained using basic laws of physics. This new edition represents a thorough updating and modernization of the book. The new re-print edition gives us the opportunity to highlight Jearl’s creativity, his communication skills, and his ability to make interesting.    

Jearl Walker received his B.S. in physics from MIT in 1967 and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland in 1973. His popular book, The Flying Circus of Physics, has been translated into at least 10 languages and is still being sold worldwide. For 16 years he toured his fun-filled Flying Circus lecture throughout the U.S. and Canada, introducing countless teachers to such physics phenomena as molecular adhesion by hanging spoons from his face and Leidenfrost’s phenomenon by dipping his wet hand in molten lead without getting hurt.   

These lectures led to his national PBS television show, Kinetic Karnival, which ran for several years and won him a local Emmy Award. During his 13 years as a columnist with Scientific American magazine, Dr. Walker wrote 152 articles for “The Amateur Scientist” section, which were translated into at least 9 languages worldwide. His topics ranged from the physics of judo to the physics of bearnaise sauce and lemon meringue pie. In 1990, he took over the textbook Fundamentals of Physics from David Halliday and Robert Resnick and has now published the seventh edition of the book. He has appeared countless times on television and radio and in newspapers and magazines.   

Table of Content   

· Hiding Under the Covers, Listening for the Monsters 

· The Walrus Speaks of Classical Mechanics 

· Heat Fantasies and Other Cheap Thrills of the Night 

· The Madness of Stirring Tea 

· She Comes in Colors Everywhere 

· The Electrician’s Evil and the Ring’s Magic 

· The Walrus Has His Last Say and Leaves Us Assorted Goodies 

Index 

Answers 

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Author : R. J. Ranjit Daniels, Jagdish Krishnaswamy

ISBN13 : 9788126519439

Pages :  296 

Price INR : 269

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Author : Vikas Gupta

ISBN13 : 9788177229981

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Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 8th ed

Author : Erwin Kreyszig

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Fundamentals of Strength of Materials

Dr. Debabrata Nag, Dr. Abhijit Chanda

ISBN: 13: 978-81-265-2286-6

Publication Date: July 2010/ Price: Rs 379/ Pages: 788/-

 Key Features

• Complete syllabi coverage of all leading universities of various engineering disciplines like mechanical, civil, electrical, aeronautical, chemical, metallurgy.
• Topics explored and elaborated for both elementary as well as advanced levels.
• Self-explanatory figures with liberal use of free-body diagrams to aid easy understanding.
• Well-graded solved examples from easy to difficult levels in each chapter to explain the subjective intricacies and problem-solving tactics.
• Last 5 years’ questions from various university examinations included at the end of all chapters.
• Model question papers for giving scope of mock tests appended at the end of the book.

Appendices includes:

-        Deliberation on the topic of area moment of inertia.

-        Summarised results of beam deflections for various beam configurations.

-        Various symbols with their respective units and brief explanation on the various systems of units.

-        Elaboration on the topic of pure bending and quick calculations for area under parabolas.

Excellent pedagogy includes:

ü  660+ illustrations.

ü  140+ review questions.

ü  230+ solved examples.

ü  260+ unsolved problems.

CD contains:

• Three useful chapters containing some special topics on leaf springs, beams of composite materials and continuous beams in form of Chapters 17, 18 and 19.
• History of the subject and its progress through various centuries.
• Lab manual containing some important experiments with detailed theory and illustrations.
• Last 10 years’ IES and GATE completely solved questions with explanatory answers.

Uses of the Book

• Helpful for the university students and also practicing engineers working in the industries for reference.
• Serves as a bridging subject for the applied subjects like Machine Design and Theory of Structures.
• Serves as the basic background for the more advanced-level subjects like Theory of Elasticity, Stress and Deformation Analysis or Advanced Mechanics of Solids.

About the book

This book covers one of the most fundamental subjects of Engineering discipline – Strength of Materials, also known as Mechanics of Materials, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies or Mechanics of Solids globally. The subject lays the ground for various Engineering subjects, ranging from Machine Design, Finite-Element Analysis, Theory of Structures, Bio-Mechanics, and Fracture Mechanics.

In this book, the topics are broadly divided into two parts: Elementary Strength of Materials and Advanced Strength of Materials, thereby progressing from basic fundamentals to detailed analysis. The first eight chapters deal with basic concepts of strengths of materials such as theories of stress and strain, torsion, deflection and buckling of columns. The remaining chapters deal with the advanced topics such as advanced theories of stress and strain, energy principles, failure theories, theories of curved and continuous beams, unsymmetric or asymmetric bending.

Elementary Strength of Materials

In this part, we describe the fundamentals of the subject and have carefully included those topics which are generally taught in the various engineering disciplines ranging from Mechanical, Civil to Aeronautical, Chemical, Metallurgical engineering departments in their sophomore levels. Chapters 1–8 form a part of this level.

It may seem that the above package of topics covers mostly the course curriculum requirements of the undergraduate Strength of Materials generally followed by the various institutes for various engineering disciplines across the country. However, disciplines like Mechanical, Electrical, Aeronautical, Civil, Metallurgy may have some additional topics in their respective curriculum. For example, certain institutes have Analysis of Trusses also in their syllabus of Strength of Materials. However, we feel that it would be more justified and logical to include it in the course curriculum of Engineering Mechanics as has been the age-old practice and followed by the various engineering institutes. Consequently, we have not included this topic in our present work.

Advanced Strength of Materials

In this part, we have endeavoured to include those topics which require a slight maturity in the subject. Chapters 9–19 form a part of this level.

The topics are meant for more serious and matured reading of the subject. Some of these topics can be well-included in the undergraduate curriculum of the subject for those engineering disciplines like Mechanical, Aeronautical, Civil, Chemical and Metallurgy. Also, the authors believe that the coverage of the above topics will be useful for those students who are willing to study this subject in more advanced level.

Common Elements in the Two Parts

In both these levels we placed a common chapter – Stress–Strain analysis. This topic has been discussed from its fundamental level in the most elementary way and from the standpoint of more advanced tensorial theory. We sincerely believe that after going through this chapter a student wishing to pursue the subject in his/her engineering courses will have a modest introduction to the more advanced level subjects such as Theory of Elasticity, Theory of Stress and Deformation Analysis, etc. We have intentionally kept the topic of strain energy in the advanced level as we integrated many energy-related theorems along with it. This topic, we believe, shall certainly help students when they study Finite Element Methods or Matrix approach of Structural Analysis.

In both levels, all the chapters have quite a large number of numerical examples completely solved to bring out the intricacies of the relevant topics.

Bibliography and Appendices

At the end of the book, we have appended Bibliography section, where we have included a list of references. Also, we have compiled a set of appendices containing:

• Short deliberation on the topic of area moment of inertia as we frequently need this concept in our present studies. The topic in its complete detail can be found in any standard book on Engineering Mechanics.
• Summarised results of beam deflections for various beam configurations for easy reference.
• Summarised table containing the different symbols and their units used in the book supported by a brief discussion on various systems of units.
• Quick calculation of area under parabola and deliberation on the topic of pure bending.

To the Readers of the Book

For the benefit of the students and in order to test their understanding of the subject, we have added a series of Model Question Papers at the end of the book. Each setup is a complete one and consists of standard questions from the relevant chapters. Attempting to answer these questions as mock tests will definitely help them in preparing themselves for any examination.

Moreover, the book is accompanied by a CD which contains:

• Some special topics covering a short deliberation on the stress analysis of leaf springs, beams of composite materials and continuous beams provided in form of Chapters 17, 18 and 19.
• History of the subject and its progress through various centuries.
• Lab manual containing some important experiments with detailed theory and illustrations:
  • Tensile test for mild steel rod
  • Torsion test for mild steel solid shaft
  • Hardness test
  • Izod impact test for metals and alloys
  • Last 10 year’s questions of Indian Engineering Services (IES) examination and GATE including their solutions, completely explained. The authors sincerely believe that this additional study material will help the readers to get acquainted with the standards of questions that are usually followed in such examinations and the model answers for them.

About the Authors

Dr. Debabrata Nag, a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, is presently designated as the Reader in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Applied Mechanics specialisation of his alma mater. He has over 7 years of teaching experience both in Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels and over 12 years of industrial experience in finite element stress analysis of industrial piping systems. Credited with a number of research papers in various International journals, his research interest includes areas of numerical modeling of non-Newtonian fluids, biological fluids, mathematical theories of mechanical vibration, theory of elasticity and dynamics of engineering systems. Dr. Nag has also co-authored the book “Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics”, published by Scholar Books, Kolkata with Dr. Abhijit Chanda.

Dr. Abhijit Chanda, a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, is presently designated as the Reader in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Applied Mechanics specialization of his alma mater. His teaching experience spreads over 9 years both in Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. Dr. Chanda was previously associated with Research Institute and had a brief industrial experience also. Having been a “Young-Scientist” award winner of DST, Dr. Chanda handled number of research projects and papers in various International and National level journals. His research interest includes Material Science, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Bio-Materials, etc. He is also the Joint Director of the School of Bio-Engineering of Jadavpur University. Dr. Chanda has co-authored the book “Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics”, published by Scholar Books, Kolkata with Dr. Debabrata Nag.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part A Elementary Strength of Materials

1. Stress and Strain

1.1 Stress

Average Normal Stress

Average Shear Stress

Stresses on Inclined Plane

1.2 Strain

Normal Strain

Shear Strain

1.3 Relationship between Stress and Strain

Generalised Hooke’s Law

Relationship between Different Elastic Moduli

Working Stress and Factor of Safety

1.4 Statically Indeterminate Systems

1.5 Thermal Stress

1.6 Stress Concentration

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

2. Torsion

2.1 Basic Equations

Torsion of Thin Tubes

Torsion of Solid Non-circular Shafts

2.2 Power Transmission

2.3 Failure due to Torsion

2.4 Close-Coiled Helical Spring

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

3. Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels

3.1 Governing Equation

3.2 Special Cases

Cylindrical Pressure Vessel

Spherical Pressure Vessel

Conical Pressure Vessel

3.3 Deformation Analysis of Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

4. Biaxial Stresses

4.1 Fundamental Equations: Derivation and Discussion

4.2 Mohr’s Circle for Biaxial Stress

4.3 General Biaxial Stress Situation

4.4 Graphical Representation by Mohr’s Circle of Stresses

4.5 Principal Stresses and Principal Planes

Maximum Shear Stress

4.6 Steps for Drawing the Mohr’s Circle

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

5. Shear Force and Bending Moment of Beams

5.1 Relationship between Shear Force and Bending Moment

5.2 Fundamental Equations of Shear Force and Bending Moment

5.3 Alternate Method for Finding Shear Force and Bending Moment

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

6. Stresses in Beams

6.1 Bending of Beams

6.2 Governing Equations for Bending Stress

6.3 Governing Equation for Shear Stress

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

7. Deflection of Beams

7.1 Derivation of Differential Equation of Elastic Line or Elastica

7.2 Methods for Solving Differential Equation of Elastic Line

Double Integration Method

Another Form of Deflection Equation

7.3 Moment-Area Method or Mohr’s Theorems

7.4 Discontinuity Functions

Macaulay’s Function

7.5 Effect of Shear Force on Beam Deflection

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

8. Buckling of Columns

8.1 Buckling: Elastic Instability

8.2 Derivation of Expressions for Critical Load

Pinned–Pinned or Pin–Ended Column

Fixed–Free Column

Fixed–Fixed Column

8.3 Euler’s Curve

8.4 Eccentric Loading: The Secant Formula

8.5 Columns with Initial Curvature

8.6 Empirical Column Formulas

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

Part B Advanced Strength of Materials

9. Analysis of Stress and Strain

9.1 Ideas of Stress at a Point

9.2 Equations of Equilibrium and Symmetry of Stress Matrix

9.3 Stress Transformation Equation

Principal Stresses – Diagonalisation of Stress Matrix, [sij ]

Deviatoric Stress Matrix, Hydrostatic Stress

Octahedral Plane – Octahedral Shear Stress

9.4 Plane-Stress Formulation

9.5 Graphical Representation

9.6 Analysis of Strain

Strain at a Point

Shear Strain

9.7 Deformation Geometry

9.8 Plane-Strain Condition

9.9 Strain-Compatibility Relations

9.10 Strain Components in x–y Plane

9.11 Stress–Strain Relationship based on Material Behaviours

9.12 Different Material Behaviours

9.13 Stress–Strain Relations of Hookean Materials

9.14 Other Stress–Strain Relations

Perfectly Elastic Material

Rigid Perfectly Plastic Material

Perfectly Elastic–Plastic Material

Viscoelastic (Linear) Materials

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

10. Energy Principles

10.1 Concept of Strain Energy

Strain Energy due to Uniaxial Tension/Compression

Strain Energy due to Shear

Strain Energy due to Bending

10.2 Complementary Strain Energy

10.3 Energy-Related Theorems

Virtual Work Theorem

Total Potential Energy Theorem

Castigliano’s Theorem I

Complementary Virtual Work Theorem

Total Complementary Potential Energy Theorem

Crotti–Engesser and Castigliano’s Second Theorem

Maxwell–Betti’s Reciprocity Theorem

10.4 Closely Coiled Helical Spring – Revisited

10.5 Open-Coiled Spring

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

11. Theories of Failure

11.1 Failure of Materials

11.2 Failure Theories of Ductile Materials

Maximum Principal Stress Criterion (Rankine, Lame’s Theory)

Maximum Principal Strain Theory (Saint Venant’s Theory)

Maximum Strain Energy Theory (Beltrami–Haigh’s Theory)

11.3 More Accurate Yielding Criteria of a Ductile Material

Maximum Shear Stress Theory (Tresca–Guest and Coulomb’s Theory)

Maximum Distortional Energy Density Theory or Maximum Octahedral Shear Stress Theory (von-Mises–Maxwell–Huber–Henky’s Theory)

11.4 Failure Theories of Brittle Materials

Mohr–Coulomb Theory

Modified Mohr–Coulomb Theory

11.5 Concluding Remarks

11.6 Assumptions

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

12. Combined Loadings

12.1 Axial Load and Torsion

12.2 Axial Load and Bending

12.3 Bending and Twisting

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

13. Unsymmetric Bending of Beam

13.1 Unsymmetric Bending

Bending about a Principal Axis

13.2 Bending about Arbitrary Axis

13.3 Concluding Remarks

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

14. Shear Stresses in Thin-walled beams

14.1 Shear Stress in Symmetric Beams with Thin-Walled Open Sections

14.2 Shear Stress Distribution in Thin-Walled Asymmetric Open Sections

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

15. Axisymmetric Problems in Strength of Materials

15.1 Mathematical Preliminaries

15.2 Thick Cylinder Pressure Vessels

Stress Equations for Thick Cylinder

Special Cases

Compound Cylinder

15.3 Rotating Disc with Constant Thickness

15.4 Rotating Disc with Variable Thickness

Rotating Disc of Uniform Strength

15.5 Concluding Remarks

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

16. Curved Beam Theory

16.1 Theory of Curved Beams

16.2 Radial Stresses in Curved Beam

16.3 Concluding Remarks

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

17. Leaf Springs

17.1 Beams of Uniform Strength

17.2 Deflection of Beam of Uniform Strength

17.3 Leaf Spring

Stress Deformation Analysis for Leaf Springs

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

18. Beams of Composite Materials

18.1 Bending Stress in a Composite Beam

18.2 Reinforced Concrete Beam

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

19. Statically Indeterminate Beams – Continuous Beams

19.1 Analysis of Continuous Beams

Second Area-Moment Theorem

19.2 Three-Moment Equation

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Numerical Problems

Answers

Model Question Paper 1

Model Question Paper 2

Model Question Paper 3

Model Question Paper 4

Appendix A

A.1 Area Moment of Inertia

A.2 Product Area Moment of Inertia

A.3 Parallel-Axis Theorem

Appendix B

B.1 Deflection and Elastic Equations of Some Common Beams

B.2 Area, Centroid and Area Moment of Inertia for Some Common Sections

Appendix C

C.1 Symbols and Units

C.2 System of Units

C.3 Area under Parabola

Appendix D

D.1 Pure Bending

Bibliography

Index

R. Balasubramaniam

ISBN13 : 9788126521432

Pages :  828/ Paperback/ April  2010/INR   499

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Building on the success of previous edition, this book continues to provide engineers with a strong understanding of the three primary types of materials and composites, as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties. With improved and more interactive learning modules, this textbook provides a better visualization of the concepts. Apart from serving as a text book for the basic course in materials science and engineering in engineering colleges, the book covers topics that can be used to advantage even in specialized courses pertaining to engineering materials. The book can be consulted as a good reference source for important properties of a wide variety of engineering materials, which benefits a wide spectrum of future engineers and scientists.

 About author:

 (Late) Professor Balasubramaniam obtained his Bachelor of Technology degree from the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 1984, securing the University Gold Medal. He went on to complete his PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA, in 1990. He served as an Adjunct Faculty at RPI, during which time he taught the materials science and engineering course in 1989-1990. Since 1990 he has been teaching, on his return to India, in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is the recipient of the Director’s Citation for Best Teacher, several times at IIT Kanpur.

Professor Balasubramaniam has been active in government-sponsored and industrial-sponsored research activities related to corrosion, materials-hydrogen interactions and structure-property co-relations in advanced materials.Recently Prof Balasubramaniam was bestowed by an award titled DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR by Indian Institute of Metals.

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 Introduction

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3. Fundamentals Of Structure Of Crystalline Solids

4. Structures of Crystalline Solids

5. Imperfections in Solids

6. Diffusion

7. Phase Diagrams

8. Phase Transformations

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11. Failure

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13. Polymer Structures

14. Characteristics and Applications of Polymers

15 Composites

16. Corrosion and Degradation of Materials

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18. Magnetic Properties

19. Thermal Properties

20. Optical Properties

21. Materials Selection and Design Considerations

22. Economic, Environmental, and Societal Issues In Materials Science And Engineering

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 About the book

• The first three editions were received extremely well.
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 Revision in the Fourth Edition:

Significant advances have taken place in certain areas since the publication of the third edition, and the students ought to be informed about these advances. Hence, another revision of some of the chapters has become necessary. The chapters that have been revised in this fourth edition of the Textbook of Biotechnology are

• Chapter 1 Biomolecules
• Chapter 6 Metabolic Pathways and Their Regulation
• Chapter 10 Medical Microbiology
• Chapter 13 Molecular Biology
• Chapter 14 Genetic Engineering
• Chapter 15 Plant Biotechnology
• Chapter 16 Genomics and Functional Genomics
• Chapter 17 Bioprocess Engineering and Technology
• Chapter 22 Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology

 It was felt by several teachers and the editor as well, that the sequence of the chapters in the book did not reflect the sequence in which a student ought to study the various areas to fully appreciate the different aspects of Biotechnology. Hence, the sequence of the chapters in the book was kept exactly as the sequence in which the expert committees had arranged the topics in the recommended Biotechnology curriculum. More teachers have commented on this matter since the publication of the second edition. In the third edition of the book, this anomalous practice has been discontinued and the sequence of chapters has been revised. In this edition significant revision has been carried out in the chapters on Medical Microbiology, Biophysical Chemistry, and Genomics and Functional Genomics.

 First of all I must say that an extremely difficult assignment has been very well executed. A broad spectrum of subjects necessary to understand and teach Biotechnology has been covered and each chapter is written in-depth and up-to-date.

 This comment by G. Padmanaban [Ph.D., D.Sc.(hc), F.N.A., F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc., Honorary Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Formerly, Professor and Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore] sums up the quality of the content.

 About the author

Dr. H. K. Das has been the Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics, since 2005. He started as a Research Fellow and Honorary Lecturer in Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University, Calcutta, in 1955 and continued till 1964. From 1964–1967 he worked as a Research Associate at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA with Prof. Avram Goldstein. He taught as a Lecturer in Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University, Calcutta, from 1967 to 1969 and then moved to Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, as Senior Biochemist, Division of Biochemistry. Later he joined Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, as Professor of Molecular Biology.

 He was also the Visiting Professor for Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, USA (1978) as well as Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA (1979). In 1983 he went on to become the Director, Genetic Engineering Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, were he continued till 1998. From 1998 till 2003 he was the Distinguished Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

 Dr. H. K. Das has also made significant teaching and research contributions. A few in the vast list of contributions made by Dr. Das include:

In 1960 he developed the course on Molecular Biology in the Department of Biochemistry at the Calcutta University, Calcutta.

1. Developed three Molecular Biology courses (Mol Bio I, II and III) in 1969 in the Division of Biochemistry at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
2. Contributed to formulation of broad guidelines for teaching Biotechnology in India as a member of the Task Force appointed for this purpose during 1984–1985.
3. Developed a course on Genetic Engineering in 1985 in the Centre for Biotechnology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
4. Demonstration for the first time in 1961 that isolated plant mitochondria could synthesize protein.
5. Elucidation of the dynamics of ribosome movement during protein synthesis under stress conditions.
6. Elucidation of the mechanism by which chloramphenicol inhibits protein synthesis.

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