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About the Authors
Richard G. Budynas is Professor Emeritus of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering
at Rochester Institute of Technology. He has over 40 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 co-author of a
McGraw-Hill reference book, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, Seventh Edition.
He was awarded the BME of Union College, MSME of the University of Rochester, and
the Ph.D. 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 over 25 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 Ph.D. of the University of Texas at Arlington.
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