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Applied mechanicsFromWikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Applied mechanicsis a branch of the physical sciences and the practical application of mechanics.

Applied mechanics describes the response of bodies (solids and fluids) or systems of bodies to external

orces. Some examples of mechanical systemsinclude the flow of a liquid under pressure, the fracture of

a solid from an applied force, or the vibration of an ear in response to sound. A practitioner of thediscipline is known as a mechanician.

Engineering mechanics may be defined as branch of science that describes the behavior of a body, in

either a beginning state of rest or of motion, subjected to the action of forces. [1]

Applied mechanics, as its name suggests, bridges the gap between physical theory and its application to

technology. As such, applied mechanics is used in many fields of engineering, especially mechanical

engineering. In this context, it is commonly referred to as engineering mechanics. Much of modern

engineering mechanics is based on Isaac Newton's laws of motion while the modern practice of their

application can be traced back to Stephen Timoshenko, who is said to be the father of modernengineering mechanics.

Within the theoretical sciences, applied mechanics is useful in formulating new ideas and theories,

discovering and interpreting phenomena, and developing experimental and computational tools. In the

application of the natural sciences, mechanics was said to be complemented by thermodynamics, the

study of heat and more generally energy, and electromechanics, the study of electricity and

magnetism.[2]

Contents

1 Applied mechanics in practice

2 Major topics of applied mechanics

3 Examples of applications

4 See also

5 References

6 Further reading

7 External links

Applied mechanics in practice

The advances and research in Applied Mechanics has wide application in many fields of study. Some of

the specialties that put the subject into practice are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,

Construction Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical
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Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Structural engineering and Bioengineering

Prof. S. Marichamy said that "Mechanics is the study of bodies which are in motion or rest condition

under the action of Forces"

Major topics of applied mechanics

Acoustics

Analytical mechanicsComputational mechanicsContact mechanicsContinuum mechanicsDynamics (mechanics)Elasticity (physics)Experimental mechanicsFatigue (material)Finite element methodFluid mechanics

Fracture mechanicsMechanics of materialsMechanics of structuresRotordynamicsSolid mechanicsSoil mechanicsStress wavesViscoelasticity

Examples of applications

Civil engineeringMechanical Engineering

See also

BiomechanicsGeomechanicsMechaniciansMechanicsPhysicsPrinciple of momentsStructural analysisKinetics (physics)KinematicsDynamics (physics)

References

1. Engineering Mechanics (statics and dynamics) - Dr.N.Kottiswaran ISBN 978-81-908993-3-82. Thermodynamics - and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances. Lewis, G. and M. Randall (1923)

Further reading
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J.P. Den Hartog, Strength of Materials, Dover, New York, 1949.F.P. Beer, E.R. Johnston, J.T. DeWolf,Mechanics of Materials, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1981.S.P. Timoshenko,History of Strength of Materials, Dover, New York, 1953.J.E. Gordon, The New Science of Strong Materials, Princeton, 1984.H. Petroski, To Engineer Is Human, St. Martins, 1985.T.A. McMahon and J.T. Bonner, On Size and Life, Scientific American Library, W.H. Freeman,1983.M. F. Ashby,Materials Selection in Design, Pergamon, 1992.

A.H. Cottrell,Mechanical Properties of Matter, Wiley, New York, 1964.S.A. Wainwright, W.D. Biggs, J.D. Organisms, Edward Arnold, 1976.S. Vogel, Comparative Biomechanics, Princeton, 2003.J. Howard,Mechanics of Motor Proteins and the Cytoskeleton, Sinauer Associates, 2001.J.L. Meriam, L.G. Kraige.Engineering Mechanics Volume 2: Dynamics, John Wiley & Sons.,

New York, 1986.J.L. Meriam, L.G. Kraige.Engineering Mechanics Volume 1: Statics, John Wiley & Sons., NewYork, 1986.

External links

Video and web lectures

Engineering Mechanics Video Lectures and Web Notes(http://www.saeteamkiit.org/~avinash/nptel/mechanical.htm)Applied Mechanics Video Lectures By Prof.SK. Gupta, Department of Applied Mechanics, IITDelhi (http://www.nptelvideos.com/applied_mechanics/)

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