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Solutions-based approach to quick calculations in structural element design and analysis
Now updated with 30% new material, Roark Formulas for Stress and Strain, Seventh Edition, is the ultimate resource for designers, engineers, and analysts who need to calculate loads and stress. This landmark reference from Warren Young and Richard Budynas provides you with equations and diagrams of structural properties in an easy-to-use, thumb-through format. Updated, with a user-friendly page layout, this new edition includes expanded coverage of joints, bearing and shear stress, experimental stress analysis, and stress concentrations, as well as material behavior coverage and stress and strain measurement. You’ll also find expanded tables and cases; improved notations and figures in the tables; consistent table and equation numbering; and verification of correction factors. |
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| 03-15-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This is one of the best book "sui generis": it's only (but not only...) a complete review of formulas for stress and strain. You don't need this book if you are looking for a book about stress and strain... you will find here only formulas with some brief explanation but anything more... Someone then may ask: why I should buy this book? It's useful to get an idea of what you are doing when you are using more sophisticate tools. I use this book for the following purposes: (1) to model component behaving in computer aided simulations and (2) to check and review FEM analysis results.
Very good book, but maybe you don't need it on you desk. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-05 03:25:50 EST)
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| 01-27-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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I like having a Roark's around. It is handy for stress and strain problems.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-03-16 02:57:38 EST)
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| 11-02-07 | 3 | (NA) |
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While this volume is about 30% larger than my 5th edition, it has some glaring errors. When you get pointed to a table, you will not find tables with that number. The tables are titled but not numbered according to the referring item. Major PITB trying to figure out if the table that I found was the correct one.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-15 20:13:39 EST)
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| 03-15-07 | 5 | 2\5 |
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During my years as Structural Calculyst this book was always on my right side on my desk, and when I needed it, it was ready to help me find my way. One really very good Engineer has never found all formulas in his head, instead he should be able of finding them out on good references and really know how to use
them all. This is the best reference book you are going to find when formulas is your subject, just buy it! The only book I know better than this one is written in German and few people are able to read in German, so! (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-15 20:13:39 EST)
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| 01-04-07 | 4 | 2\3 |
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Very helpful book in engineering job, but unfortunately I've found some mistake (the reason for 4 stars).
In general you can find lot of formulas in this book. This book is also very well known and that's the reason for recommending it. You can just refer to Roark's formulas and everybody knows what's that. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-15 20:13:39 EST)
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| 01-03-07 | 4 | 0\1 |
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Very helpful book in engineering job, but unfortunately I've found some mistake (the reason for 4 stars).
In general you can find lot of formulas in this book. This book is also very well known and that's the reason for recommending it. You can just refer to Roark's formulas and everybody knows what's that. (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-03-15 03:23:37 EST)
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| 10-29-06 | 4 | 3\3 |
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This Book contains every fromula that i would ever need during my Mechanical Engineering Course.
It is quite easy to use, and the print is clear the index is user friendly (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-15 20:13:39 EST)
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| 04-18-06 | 5 | 10\11 |
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I have three editions of this book: the classic 4th edition, the useless 5th edition and this, the 7th edition.
The 4th edition has simple format, is easy to use, but lacks methods for more sophisticated hand analyses and is sparse on explanations. The 5th is best used for a doorstop. This edition is an excellent combination of the usefullness of the 4th edition with modern and more advanced methods. The layout of each section has excellent explanatory material and provides the simple 4th edition type equations backed with more involved/advanced formulas which are very useful. My hat is off to the authors. This is probably the best reference for those nasty stress and deflection hand calculations we all have to do from time to time. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-15 20:13:39 EST)
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| 04-17-06 | 5 | 7\7 |
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I have three editions of this book: the classic 4th edition, the useless 5th edition and this, the 7th edition.
The 4th edition has simple format, is easy to use, but lacks methods for more sophisticated hand analyses and is sparse on explanations. The 5th is best used for a doorstop. This edition is an excellent combination of the usefullness of the 4th edition with modern and more advanced methods. The layout of each section has excellent explanatory material and provides the simple 4th edition type equations backed with more involved/advanced formulas which are very useful. My hat is off to the authors. This is probably the best reference for those nasty stress and deflection hand calculations we all have to do from time to time. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-10-29 02:52:57 EST)
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| 10-01-05 | 5 | 3\3 |
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Roark's has been and remains an excellent resource for the structural engineer and designer regardless of the edition. This is a referance I use on a daily basis. Typically the first book I reach for.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-01 03:03:35 EST)
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| 03-30-05 | 5 | 12\12 |
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THIS IS NOT A REVIEW ON THIS BOOK --- THIS IS A COMMENT FOR MARKETPLACE SELLERS FOR THIS BOOK AND ALL ENGINEERING BOOKS --- YOU NEED TO LIST WHICH EDITION YOU ARE SELLING, AS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE BUYERS TO KNOW! DIFFERENT EDITIONS CAN BE IN DIFFERENT UNIT SYSTEMS, AND MOST PEOPLE ONLY WANT TO HAVE A PARTICULAR EDITION (FIRST, LATEST, ETC)! --- THANKS!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-01 03:03:35 EST)
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| 11-06-01 | 3 | 6\25 |
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Excelente para consegir la mayoria de las formulas relacionadas con calculos de esfuerzo y deformacion. Contiene cantidad de referencias para cada caso, de ser necesario rpofundizar mas en el tema. Lo recomiendo ampliamente, lo utilizo en todos mis calculos estructurales.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-06-24 11:58:23 EST)
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| 09-25-01 | 3 | 14\25 |
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The book is now twice the thickness of the 6th Edition book. This makes opening and keeping open the book much more difficult. Also the paper type chosen makes it difficult to turn the pages.
I highly recommend keeping the sixth edition until they figure what is truly important to Structural/Mechanical Engineer. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-06-24 11:58:23 EST)
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| 03-13-01 | 5 | 24\25 |
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A very usefull reference book for the practising structural or mechanical engineer. However it could be significantly improved by some modernisation and rationalisation ie: removing references out-dated information and references from the 1920's and 1930's,etc. Also by standardising variables and equations, eg: the variable for the width of a section may be 'b' in one chapter 'd' in another, also 'tw' may represent flange thickness rather than web thickness, etc. The book examples are all in U.S. (lbs, feet) units, annoying the European (N, m) user, and may start on one page, then be interupted by 20 pages of tables before continuing on. So the general layout could do with being significantly improved.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-06-24 11:58:23 EST)
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| 09-25-00 | 4 | 3\10 |
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R&Y's publication, which I became aware of in 1986 is stillan amazing collection of engineering formulas in statics, stability,dynamics and thermal calculations. The IFE uses ANSYS FEA technologyesp. for complex geometries and nonlinear issues: but once in a whilewe appreciate R&Y's work to retain contact to quantities and forthe insight (wrt dimensioning) which interaction with formulas cangive.
R&Y's text sections give much insight, the section onstrenght of materials terminology can be useful (learn - refresh) aswell as the brief immersion into experimental issues. Frank ExiusIFE BONN Germany... (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-06-24 11:58:23 EST)
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| 07-16-00 | 5 | 2\8 |
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this book has all the possible formulae for all the possible loadings on all the possible types of sections an engineer will ever encounter! a must for the practicing engineer.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-06-24 11:58:23 EST)
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| 03-19-99 | 5 | 4\12 |
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A whole lot more information than you could ever use. Use this book and determine EXACTLY what your design is experiencing.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-06-24 11:58:23 EST)
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