How long does it take to read Mechanics of Materials?
Mechanics of Materials by R. C. Hibbeler takes about 15 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 49 minutes
A long haul
First published 1991. 863 pages, about 237,325 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This text provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of both the theory and applications of mechanics of materials. It looks at the physical behaviour of materials under load, then proceeds to model this behaviour to development theory.
Subjects: Applied Mechanics, Materials, Mechanics, Applied, Problems, exercises, Problems, exercises, etc, Strength of materials