Richard G. Budynas,
Rochester Institute of Technology J. Keith Nisbett,
Missouri University of Science and Technology
ISBN: 0073398209 Copyright year: 2015
About the Authors
Richard G. Budynas is Professor Emeritus of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering
at Rochester Institute of Technology. He has more than 50 years experience in teaching
and practicing mechanical engineering design. He is the author of a McGraw-Hill
textbook, Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis, Second Edition; and coauthor of a McGraw-Hill reference book, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, Eighth
Edition. He was awarded the BME of Union College, MSME of the University of
Rochester, and the PhD of the University of Massachusetts. He is a licensed Professional
Engineer in the state of New York.
J. Keith Nisbett is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical
Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He has more than
30 years of experience with using and teaching from this classic textbook. As demonstrated
by a steady stream of teaching awards, including the Governor’s Award for
Teaching Excellence, he is devoted to finding ways of communicating concepts to the
students. He was awarded the BS, MS, and PhD of the University of Texas at Arlington.