Continuum Mechanics is a branch of physical mechanics that
describes the macroscopic mechanical behavior of solid or fluid
materials considered to be continuously distributed. It is
fundamental to the fields of civil, mechanical, chemical and
bioengineering. This time-tested text has been used for over 35
years to introduce junior and senior-level undergraduate
engineering students, as well as graduate students, to the basic
principles of continuum mechanics and their applications to real
engineering problems. The text begins with a detailed presentation
of the coordinate invariant quantity, the tensor, introduced as a
linear transformation. This is then followed by the formulation of
the kinematics of deformation, large as well as very small, the
description of stresses and the basic laws of continuum mechanics.
As applications of these laws, the behaviors of certain material
idealizations (models) including the elastic, viscous and
viscoelastic materials, are presented.
This new edition offers expanded coverage of the subject matter
both in terms of details and contents, providing greater
flexibility for either a one or two-semester course in either
continuum mechanics or elasticity. Although this current edition
has expanded the coverage of the subject matter, it nevertheless
uses the same approach as that in the earlier editions - that one
can cover advanced topics in an elementary way that go from simple
to complex, using a wealth of illustrative examples and problems.
It is, and will remain, one of the most accessible textbooks on
this challenging engineering subject.
Significantly expanded coverage of elasticity in Chapter 5,
including solutions of some 3-D problems based on the fundamental
potential functions approach.
New section at the end of Chapter 4 devoted to the integral
formulation of the field equations
Seven new appendices appear at the end of the relevant chapters
to help make each chapter more self-contained
Expanded and improved problem sets providing both intellectual
challenges and engineering applications
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