This book is the second volume of the series titled MECHANICAL ENGINEERING and is primarily aimed at students of Polytechnic Schools and Technological Educational Institutions.

It is also intended for researchers of all kinds of structures. It contains various application problems of the theory of Elasticity and Strength of Materials at a practical level.

These problems are presented in a particularly clear and simple manner so that they can be easily understood, without the use of advanced mathematical concepts and methods.

[Excerpt from the foreword]