Structural Analysis: With Applications to Aerospace Structures (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 163)

This book has become one of my favorite desk resources. While some other texts do cover topics in greater depth (i.e. Timoshenko’s Elasticity, Reddy’s Energy Methods) no text (that I have come across) covers this breadth of topics: strength vs stiffness designs, energy methods, Timoshenko beam theory, plates, composites, plasticity, etc.

Covers a whole lot of topics. This book offers a lucid and thorough explanation for all topics in Structures.

Great technical text for course work and beyond...

The book itself is fine, but Amazon's kindle version has incorrect page ordering. I spoke with several representatives and nobody was able to assist me with this issue. They lied to me about being able to download the book to confirm my problem, and the whole experience was less than pleasant. However, I think this speaks more about the problem with Kindle books than with this particular text. I would buy a hardcover copy if I didn't already shell out for the Kindle version.

You can either read 60 pages of this overly wordy text or watch a ten minute youtube video to understand a simple derivation.

Very difficult to understand. Skips over many of the fundamentals when explaining problems. Not recommended if you're trying to self-study for the course.