Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas H. Courtney
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1145558
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Pages: 752
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0070285942
Dewey Decimal Number: 620.11292
EAN: 9780070285941
Publication Date: August 24, 1999
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This book presents a comprehensive treatment of the principles of the mechanical behavior of materials. Appropriate for senior and graduate courses, Mechanical Behavior of Materials is distinguished by its focus on the relationship between macroscopic properties, material microstructure and fundamental concepts of bonding and crystal structure.Courtney's second edition brings the reader up-to-date on recent advances in improving and understanding materials behavior. The new edition contains new case studies, solved example problems and incorporates real life examples, as well as a new chapter (14) on Cellular Solids. The revision retains its extensive coverage of nonmetallics while increasing coverage of ceramics, composites, and polymerics that have emerged as structural materials in their own right and are now competitive with metals in many applications.
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 Comprehensive, covers the subject well February 12, 2000
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
There are many books on the market that deal with mechanical behavior of materials. Two of the better ones I've seen are Hertzberg and this one by Courtney. What distinguishes Courtney's book from the others is that I feel that he's written his book with a certain sympathy toward the student, and he covers nonmetallic materials, as well as metals, in depth. To illustrate the first point, Courtney's figure captions are extensive, about a paragraph long on average. This makes it easier to study the figures, since they're all described in depth in the captions. You don't have to look at the text to find the information relevant to the figure. This makes it easier on the reader. Also, in some sections his writing style takes on an informality that's refreshing, as if he were in the room lecturing to you. Too many textbooks resort to stilted phrases such as "The reader should . . ." or studiously avoid using the word "you" for fear of bridging some imagined wall between author and reader. Professor Courtney would have none of that. As for my second point, Courtney covers metals, ceramics and polymers, as well as composite materials and cellular solids. I would fault the book only for the poor reproduction quality of many of its figures; they're legible but look as though they've been scanned in at very low resolution. I would also have liked a more comprehensive subject index. But overall, I recommend this book as one of the best in a field loaded with textbooks.
 Difficult Book September 28, 2007
Joshua D. Sheldon
The book lacks in detail explanation of steps in deriving equations and of the concepts. The book expects it's readers to have a complete understanding of several other subjects.
Decent text, but could use more examples October 13, 2007
Abe FroMan
This was required text for a masters level material science class. Overall the book is well written and fairly easy to understand. The problems at the back of the text are on the challenging side to difficult. Some of the problems don't seem to relate to the text well.
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