Mir Publishers, Moscow, 1979. – 648 p. OCR.In the present edition, prepared by the same group, a number of topics have been dropped either owing to their irrelevance to strength of materials or because they are rarely taught in the math course. The topics that have been dropped inc1udeContactStresses. Riveted Beams, Reinforced Concrete Beams, Approximate Methods for Calculating Deflection of Beams, Beams on Elastic Foundation, Design of Thin-walled Bars, all graphical methods, and a part of Complicated Problems of Stability Analysis, the other part of the last topic being presented in an abbreviated version. The reader may refer to the earlier editions of this book or special monographs in case information is required on these topics.