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This book on the Strength of Materials deals with the basic principles of the subject.All topics have been introduced in a simple manner. The book has been written mainly in the M.K.S. system of units.The book has been prepared to suit the requirements of students preparing for A.M.I.E. degree and diploma examinations in engineering. The chapters "Shear Forces and Bending Moments", "Stresses in Beams, Masonry Dams and Retaining Walls","Fixed and Continuous Beams" and "Columns and Struts: have been enlarged. Problems have been taken from A.M.I.E. and various university examinations. This edition contains hundreds of fully solved problems besides many problems set for exercise at the end of each chapter.