An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
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An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

About this book

This best-selling textbook presents the concepts of continuum mechanics in a simple yet rigorous manner. It introduces the invariant form as well as the component form of the basic equations and their applications to problems in elasticity, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and offers a brief introduction to linear viscoelasticity. The book is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduate students looking to gain a strong background in the basic principles common to all major engineering fields, and for those who will pursue further work in fluid dynamics, elasticity, plates and shells, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and interdisciplinary areas such as geomechanics, biomechanics, mechanobiology and nanoscience. The book features derivations of the basic equations of mechanics in invariant (vector and tensor) form and specification of the governing equations to various co-ordinate systems, and numerous illustrative examples, chapter summaries and exercise problems. This second edition includes additional explanations, examples and problems.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Symbols
  3. Preface to the Second Edition
  4. Preface to the First Edition
  5. About the Author
  6. 1 Introduction
  7. 2 Vectors and Tensors
  8. 3 Kinematics of Continua
  9. 4 Stress Measures
  10. 5 Conservation and Balance Laws
  11. 6 Constitutive Equations
  12. 7 Linearized Elasticity
  13. 8 Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
  14. 9 Linearized Viscoelasticity
  15. References for Additional Reading
  16. Answers to Selected Problems
  17. Index