Re: Mechanical Enginnering for Dummies - any suggestion on design making? Load ratings for common wood and steel materials like 2X4s etc


"djenyc" <rshalaev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Just on the off chance that this one is still around (these texts often go
through many editions), the basic one I use is _Statics & Strength of
Materials_ by Bassin, Brodsky, and Wolkoff. Mine is the 2nd edition, 1969,
McGraw-Hill.

It should be ideal for what you need. It even includes tables of properties
for many materials, including different types of wood. But those are easy to
find on the Web. And don't forget to ask here. There is a wealth of such
information in the heads of the members of this NG.

BTW, if you *really* want to know about wood, there is an excellent and
enjoyable book titled _Understanding Wood_, by R. Bruce Hoadley (I hope I
have the spelling right). This is no text -- it's written for the
hobbyist -- but I hear it's used in technology classes, too. It's published
by Taunton Press.

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Ed Huntress


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