SIXTH EDITION

ADVANCED MECHANICS
OF MATERIALS

ARTHUR P. BORES1
Professor Emeritus
Civil and Architectural Engineering
The University of Wyoming at Laramie
and
Professor Emeritus
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

RICHARD J. SCHMIDT
Professor
Civil and Architectural Engineering
The University of Wyoming at Laramie

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Boresi, Arthur P. (Arthur Peter), 1924-

Advanced mechanics of materials /Arthur P. Boresi, Richard J. Schmidt.4th ed.
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Includes bibliographicalreferences and index.
ISBN 0-471-43881-2 (cloth : alk. paper)
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