The first edition was published under the title of Strength Of Materials ; the book is used in fact as a general introduction to both the strength of materials and structures, and in the second edition this broader title has been chosen. As an elementary text, the book of course gives an introduction to the application of basic ideas in solid and structural mechanics to engineering problems
All these reprintings have shown that the book is widely used as an introductory text to the field of the strength of materials and structures, and it is hoped that this new edition will ensure the book's continuing usefulness.