My engineering textbook uses the abbreviation "kips" for kilopounds and "ksi" for kilopounds per square inch.

Just thought this was interesting.

But then it is probably an American textbook. Does it use SI at all?

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Now I'm all into mixing measurement systems - and very handy it is too - but combining them? Even Delia would baulk at that!

I think I'll pop to the restaraunt for a eighther-kilo (with cheese) and chips!

Steve,
This is not combing measuring systems or anything. "Kilo-" is the standard prefix for 1000.. hence why in engineering etc it is also used.... this is what I keep saying to metricminds, and that is that decimal is often used in English when required (kilopounds, kips (kilo-inch-pounds))

Also, 1klb = 1/2 US tons.

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But then it is probably an American textbook. Does it use SI at all?
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Yes, it is an American textbook. It uses both American and metric but American is predominant and metric is occasionally used in some problem statements or in a few data tables.

Can I get a copy of that maual please?

It's a textbook, not a manual. Fairly expensive. If you want I can give you the author publishing information later on.

That, too, would be most useful :)

Mechanics of Materials, by Roy R. Craig, Jr. 2nd edition. John Wiley and Sons, 2000.

Cheers.

ISBN at all?

Dear folks,

I note that the smiley face emoticon is being typed variously as ;) :)

The correct one is :-)

(In case anyone doesn't get it look at it sideways)

ISBN 0-471-33176-7

Cheers bud. How much did it cost you, by the way?

I bought it used from a friend of mine who is done with it for $50. I believe the new price is roughly $70.