The Making Of This Book – How To Use This Book – Part I Strength Of Materials – Static Analysis Of Euler-Bernoulli Beams – Getting Started – Beam Theory – Static Problem – Solution Methods – Fundamentals Of Euler-Bernoulli Beams – Static Analysis By The Toolbox – System Setup – Response To External Forces – Response To Boundary Disturbances – Total Response – Exact Analytical Solutions – Other Useful Functions – Moments Of Inertia Of Beam Cross-Section Area – Quick Solution Guide – References – Static Analysis Of Bars, Shafts, And Strings – Getting Started – System Description – Static Analysis By The Toolbox – System Setup – Response To External Forces – Response To Boundary Disturbances – Total Response – Stepped Bars And Shafts – System Description – Solution By The Toolbox – The Distributed Transfer Function Method – Quick Solution Guide – References – Chapte R Buckling Analysis Of Columns – Getting Started – Uniform Columns – Column Buckling Theory – Solution By The Toolbox – Eccentric Loading – Beam-Column Problem – Geometric Imperfection .