本书由美国引进，介绍了原子结合物、建筑实体、微观结构的发展、材料对应力的反应、失败与断裂、固体与液体的流变学、混凝料、沥青水泥与沥青混凝土、钢铁、木材、聚合体与塑料、预应力光纤合成物等内容，版式活泼，含有大量图表，便于学生理解和掌握。

PartⅠ The Fundamentals of Materials

1 SURFACE PROPERTIES

PartⅡ Behavior of Materials Under Stress

2 RESPONSE OF MATERIALS TO STRESS

3 YIELDING AND FRACTURE

4 RHEOLOGY OF LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

5 FATIGUE

PartⅢ parieculate Composites:Portland Cement and Asphalt Conctretes

6 PARICULATE COMPOSITES

7 AGGREGATES

8 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

9 ASPHALT CEMENTS AND ASPHALT CONCRETES

PartⅣ Steel,Wood,Polymers,andComposites

10 STRUCTURAL STEELS

11 WOOD AND TIMBER

12 POLYMERS AND PLASTICS

SOLUTIONS TO NUMERICAL PROBLEMS