About the Author

Dr U. C. Jindal is former Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering. He completed his MTech from IIT Kanpur and did his PhD on Experimental Stress Analysis from the University of Delhi. For the last 45 years Dr Jindal has been involved in teaching, research and development activities in the mechanics group of subjects—engineering mechanics, strength of materials, machine design, theory of machines and materials science. He is the author of nine books, and has also published numerous research papers in the field of stress analysis, material testing, stress concentrations, adhesives and composite materials in various national and international journals. Dr Jindal was awarded the Toshiba Anand Prize in 1978 for original research in Theory and Practice of Standardization. He is a life member of the Indian Society for Construction Materials and Structures, New Delhi.