APPLIED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

BEGINNING WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL LAWS THAT GOVERN DEFORMATION IN SOLIDS, THIS TEXT GOES ON TO PRESENT MODERN CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; THE NONLINEAR THEORY OF DEFORMABLE RODS, MEMBRANES, PLATES, AND SHELLS; AND, SOLUTIONS TO IMPORTANT BOUNDARY AND INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS IN SOLID MECHANICS. IT PROVIDES A CONCISE COMPLETE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPTS, ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES, AND NUMERICAL METHODS USED TO ANALYZE DEFORMATION, STRESS, AND FAILURE IN MATERIALS OR COMPONENTS. THE AUTHOR ALSO DISCUSSES THE USE OF FINITE ELEMENT SOFTWARE FOR STRESS ANALYSIS. PRACTICE PROBLEMS ARE INCLUDED.