Instructors divide the topics in different ways into courses that have titles of Intermediate or Advanced Mechanics of Materials.

Several books that are

currently available under the two titles of Intermediate and Advanced Mechanics of Materials are compared on major topics and concepts. Boresi, Schmidt
and Sidebottom in its various forms has been the dominant book for decades and is used for initial listing of topics. It is then followed by topics covered in other
books that are not covered in Boresi et. al.

Boresi, Schmidt
and Sidebottom
Advanced
5th Edition

Ugural and
Fenster
Advanced
3rd Edition

Cook and
Young
Advanced 2nd
Edition

Solecki and
Conant
Advanced
1st Edition

Barber
Intermediate
1st Edition

Vable
Intermediate 2nd
Edition

Vable
Advanced
1st edition

Current Edition

6th Edition

5th Edition

2nd Edition

1st Edition

2nd Edition

2nd Edition

1st Edition

Publisher

John Wiley

Pearson

Oxford

700

704

Author
Mechanics of Material Books with
editions used for comparison

Pages

McGraw Hill

EEH

EEH

496

784

608

320

~235

$112.83

$48.44

~95

Pearson

$183.45

$124.99

$207.21

$167.22

Stress at a point
Stress transformation in 3D
Stress equilibrim equations
Strain at a point
Non-linear strain
Strain transformation in 3-D
Strain compatibility equations
Linear Anisotropic Material Models
Thermal strains and stresses
Inelastic Material Behaviour
Elastic-Perfectly plastic
Failure theories
Energy methods
Torsion of non-circular sections
Membrane Analogy
Unsymmetrical bending
Shear Center
Curved Beams
Beams on elastic foundations
Thick cylinders
Stability of columns
Classical plate
Stress concentration
Stress intensity factor
Fatique
Viscoelastic
Contact stresses
Finite element method

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Thin Shells
Stability of plates
Finite Difference Method
Piezoelectric materials
Piezoelectric beams
Non-classical 1-D structral members
Non-classical plate
Influence functions
Variational calculus
Indicial notation

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