Strength of materials is a subject which deals with the strength, stability and rigidity of various structural members like prismatic bars, beams, columns, cylinders etc; This book follows a simple approach and introduces the basics of the subject with the help of numerous solved and unsolved problems. This book contains sixteen chapters. This comprehensive book is for diploma, undergraduate students of Mechanical, Production, Civil, Aeronautical, and Metallurgical engineering branches. An exclusive chapter is introduced on Solving through Ansys R. For a better understanding of the usage of AnsysR software, the problems which are solved in chapters are taken as examples and step by step procedure is discussed. Salient Features: · Numerous solved examples which give a clear understanding of the subject. · Well illustrated with worked-out examples · Coverage of most of the Strength of materials topics · Simple Language aimed to benefit average students. · An exclusive chapter on solving strength of materials problems using Ansys.