Help required for choosing books for the various engineering subjects

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The discussion revolves around recommendations for books and video tutorials across various engineering subjects, including mechanics, mathematics, material science, and finite element analysis. Participants share their experiences and preferences regarding educational resources.

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  • One participant requests suggestions for books and tutorials on several engineering topics, including strength of materials and finite element methods.
  • Another participant shares a list of books they used in the past, including titles by RC Hibbeler and Boyce and DiPrima, suggesting that any textbook should suffice for beginners.
  • A different participant expresses that while they have reviewed Cook's book on finite element analysis, they find it too advanced for beginners and are looking for resources that start with core concepts.
  • Another contribution highlights the lack of practical coding examples in many finite element analysis books, suggesting a specific title that includes complete source codes for practical application.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on specific book recommendations, and there are varying opinions on the appropriateness of certain texts for beginners versus advanced learners.

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Some participants note the challenge of finding introductory materials that adequately cover foundational concepts in finite element analysis, indicating a potential gap in available resources.

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Hi,

Can anyone please suggest me some of the best books and video tutorials for the below subjects?
1. Strength of materials/ Mechanics of materials
2. Mathematics- Calculus, differential equations
3. Books on how to find centroids, center of gravity and basically pre requisye knowledge to strength of materials
4. Composites- material science and design of structures
5. Non destructive testing
6. Finite element method/ analysis

Thanks!
 
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These are some of the books I used in school almost 20 years ago:
1. RC Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials
2. Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations
3. RC Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics
4. No textbook.
5. Never took a course.
6. Cook, Applications of Finite Element Analysis

I think any textbook on the subject should be good enough to start to learn the subject.
 
Hi paisiello thanks for your help, i will go through the book.. i have laready gone thru cook but i think its a little too advanced for beginners.. i have gone thru many finite element books but most of them start from later concepts.. yet to find a book which starts from the core concepts
 
There is a huge variety of books devoted to different areas of FEA.
The vast majority of them suffer from one and the same shortcoming though: they contain no, or very little, codes in C/C++ (or even in FORTRAN) that would be "ready-to-use", so to say. Reading long derivations of mathematical formulas can sometimes be frustrating for a person with a strongly engineering mindset, who actually wants to "put his hands on" really working codes, that would deliver numerical results (displacements, bending moments, shear forces, stresses, etc.) right on the spot. Here is one of the few books that contain complete source codes (it is available from amazon.com ) :
"Computational Geometry of Surfaces and Its Application to the Finite Element Analysis of Shells " (by O.Axenenko and A.Tsvelikh)
 

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