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Tension and Compression in Bars

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In this textbook about the Mechanics of Materials we investigate the stressing and the deformations of elastic structures subject to applied loads. In the first chapter we will restrict ourselves to the simplest structural members, namely, bars under tension or compression.

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  1. Division of Solid Mechanics, TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 1, 64289, Darmstadt, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Dietmar Gross

  2. Institute of Mechanics, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 15, 45141, Essen, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Jörg Schröder

  3. School of Engineering Swansea University, SA2 8PP, Swansea, United Kingdom

    Prof. Javier Bonet (Head of School)

  4. TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 1, 64289, Darmstadt, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Werner Hauger

  5. Institute for Computational Mechanics, TU München, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85747, Garching, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Wolfgang A. Wall

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Gross, D., Schröder, J., Bonet, J., Hauger, W., Wall, W. (2011). Tension and Compression in Bars. In: Engineering Mechanics 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12886-8_1

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