About the Authors

Ansel C. Ugural, Ph.D., has been a research and visiting professor of mechanical and civil engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has taught in the engineering mechanics department at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Ugural also served as chairman and tenured professor of mechanical engineering at Fairleigh Dickinson University for twenty years. He has considerable and diverse industrial experience in both full-time and consulting capacities as a design, development, and research engineer.

Professor Ugural earned his MS in mechanical engineering and PhD in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Ugural was a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellow. He has been a member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Education. He is also listed in Who’s Who in Engineering.

Dr. Ugural is the author of several books, including Mechanics of Materials; Mechanical Design: An Integrated Approach; Mechanical Design of Machine Components; Stresses in Beams, Plates, and Shells; and Plates and Shells: Theory and Analysis. Most of these texts have been translated into Korean, Chinese, and Portuguese. In addition, Professor Ugural has published numerous articles in trade and professional journals.

Saul K. Fenster, Ph.D., served as president and tenured professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology for more than two decades. In addition, he has held varied positions at Fairleigh Dickinson University and taught at the City University of New York. His experience includes membership on a number of corporate boards and economic development commissions. Fenster is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the American Society for Manufacturing Engineers. He is coauthor of a text on mechanics.