The main topics covered in the text are: basic concepts of stress, strain, and stress-strain relations; trusses and beams; torsion of cylindrical or prismatic bars; plane strain including problems with axial symmetry, general theory, specific problems, contained plastic deformations, limit analysis; and finally, general extremum principles.
Ang pangunahing paksa sakop sa text ay ang mga: basic concepts ng stress, pilay, at ang stress-strain relations; trusses at beams; motor ng bumbong o prismatik bar; eroplano pilay kasama na ang mga problema sa axial simetrya, pangkalahatang teorya, tiyak na mga problema, na plastik deformations, Limitasyon ng pagtatasa; at sa wakas, pangkalahatang extremum prinsipyo.