Intermediate Solid Mechanics offers a concise yet comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of solid mechanics, suitable for students taking single-semester courses on the subject. The book provides interdisciplinary coverage, combining solid mechanics with structural design applications, mechanical behavior of materials, and the finite element method. Part I delves into basic theory, covering topics such as stress and strain analysis, Hooke’s law, and boundary-value problem formulations in both Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates. Part II focuses on a wide range of applications, including solving boundary-value problems, energy methods and failure criteria, two-dimensional plane stress and strain problems, antiplane shear, contact problems, and more.

The book is rich with educational resources, featuring over 130 homework problems for practice, as well as numerous solved examples. A solutions manual is available online to assist learners in their studies. This text is ideal for senior undergraduates studying solid mechanics and graduates taking introductory courses in the subject across disciplines such as aerospace, civil, mechanical engineering, and materials science.