This second edition introduces the fundamentals of solid and fluid mechanics, showing the mathematical connections between these fields and emphasizing the real-life applications of these concepts in engineering structures and design. Continuum mechanics ideas showcase these connections. It will also help readers to understand the similarities and differences between solids and fluids to synthesize the course material and to more readily understand the role of engineering mechanics in biomedical, mechanical, electrical, chemical, or other systems. The new edition includes a number of new case studies.

Jenn Stroud Rossmann is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Lafayette College. She earned her BS and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include the study of blood flow in vessels affected by atherosclerosis and aneurysms. She has a strong commitment to teaching engineering methods and values to non-engineers, and she has developed several courses and workshops for liberal arts majors.

Clive L. Dym served as Fletcher Jones Professor of Engineering Design for 21 years, and is now professor emeritus of engineering, at Harvey Mudd College. He earned his BS from Cooper Union and his PhD from Stanford University. His primary interests are in engineering design and structural mechanics. He is the author of 18 books and has edited 11 others, including Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior (with Harry Williams), CRC Press, 2012. Among his awards are the Merryfield Design Award (ASEE, 2002), the Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award (ASME, 2004), and the Gordon Prize (NAE, 2012).

Lori Bassman is a professor of engineering and director of the Laspa Fellowship Program in applied mechanics at Harvey Mudd College. She earned her BSE at Princeton University and her PhD at Stanford. Through a visiting appointment at the University of New South Wales in Australia, she pursues her research in physical metallurgy, and her other research interests include computational modeling of bird flight biomechanics.

Introduction. Strain and Stress in One Dimension. Case Study 1: Collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkways. Strain and Stress in Higher Dimensions. Applying Strain and Stress in Multiple Dimensions. Case Study 2: Pressure Vessels. Beams. Case Study 3: Physiological Levers and Repairs. Beam Deflections. Case Study 4: Truss-Braced Airplane Wings. Instability: Column Buckling. Case Study 5: Hartford Civic Arena. Connecting Solid and Fluid Mechanics. Case Study 6 : Mechanics of Biomaterials. Case Study 7: Engineered Composite Materials. Fluid Statics. Case Study 8: St. Francis Dam. Fluid Dynamics: Governing Equations. Case Study 9: China's Three Gorges Dam. Fluid Dynamics: Applications. Case Study 10: Living with Water, and the Role of Technological Culture. Solid Dynamics: Governing Equations. References. Appendices. Index.