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Excerpt from The Elasticity and Resistance of the Materials of Engineering This work has been the outgrowth of lectures on the elasticity and resistance of materials, given by the author to succeeding classes of students in the department of civil engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Although those lectures, as given, form the basis of the work, they have, of course, been considerably elaborated and extended, so as to cover many details of the subject which it would be impossible to include in any ordinary technical course of study,but which, at the same time, are necessary to a complete and philosophical treatment. The first, or "Rational," part of this work, is intended to furnish an analytical or rational basis for the "Technical" or practical development contained in Part II. It will undoubtedly impress a great number, and perhaps all engineers in active practice, that it is unnecessary to the proper treatment of such a subject. Indeed, a very considerably extended experience in iron and steel constructions places the author himself in position to fully appreciate the weight of such a criticism at the first glance. But it may be contended, and he thinks must be admitted, that the present advanced state of engineering as a profession implies the existence of something that may be called the "natural philosophy" of engineering. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.