Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 880 pages
- Published by: Wiley
- Edition: Revised Edition December 5, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0470133856
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470133859
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Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
- Weighs: 3.6 pounds
About The Author
James H. Williams, Jr. is the School of Engineering Professor of Teaching Excellence, Charles F. Hopewell Faculty Fellow, Professor of Applied Mechanics, and one of MIT's most widely acclaimed and honored teachers. he has received many awards and published numerous papers and reports in conjunction with his teaching, international consulting, and research. As a consultant, he has participated in the design of an offshore oil platform, the retrofitting of a hydroelectric power station to prevent earthquake damage, the dynamic and stress analyses of catapults, power, and propulsion systems for aircraft carriers, the design of calendar rolls for papermaking, and the design and analysis of a number of aerospace and automotive structures.