An edition of The new science of strong materials, or, Why you don't fall through the floor
(2018)
The new science of strong materials, or, Why you don't fall through the floor
New Princeton Science Library ed.
by J. E. Gordon
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The new science of strong materials, or, Why you don't fall through the floor
2018, Princeton University Press
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Table of Contents
The new science of strong materials
or how to ask awkward questions
Part One. Elasticity and the theory of strength
Stresses and strains
or why you don't fall through the floor
Cohesion
or how strong ought materials to be?
Cracks and dislocations
or why things are weak
Part Two. The non-metallic tradition
Crack-stopping
or how to be tough
Timber and cellulose
or Wooden ships and Iron men
Glue and plywood
or mice in the gliders
Composite materials
or how to make bricks with straw
Part Three. The metallic tradition
Ductility in metals
or the intimate life of the dislocation
Iron and steel
Hephaistos among the Satanic Mills
The materials of the future
or how to have second thoughts
Appendix 1. On the various kinds of solids
and what about treacle?
Appendix 2. Simple beam formulae
or do your own stressing.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-281) and index.
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