Introduction to Linear Elasticity

__Introduction to Linear Elasticity, 3rd Edition__ provides an applications-oriented grounding in the tensor-based theory of elasticity for students in mechanical, civil, aeronautical, biomedical engineering, as well as materials and earth science. The book is distinct from the traditional text aimed at graduate students in solid mechanics by introducing its subject at a level appropriate for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The author's presentation allows students to apply the basic notions of stress analysis and move on to advanced work in continuum mechanics, plasticity, plate and shell theory, composite materials, and finite method analysis. Introduction to Linear Elasticity, 3rd Edition, provides an applications-oriented grounding in the tensor-based theory of elasticity for students in mechanical, civil, aeronautical, and biomedical engineering, as well as materials and earth science. The book is distinct from the traditional text aimed at graduate students in solid mechanics by introducing the subject at a level appropriate for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The author's presentation allows students to apply the basic notions of stress analysis and move on to advanced work in continuum mechanics, plasticity, plate and shell theory, composite materials, viscoelasticity and finite method analysis. This book also: ℗ Emphasizes tensor-based approach while still distilling down to explicit notation Provides introduction to theory of plates, theory of shells, wave propagation, viscoelasticity and plasticity accessible to advanced undergraduate students Appropriate for courses following emerging trend of teaching solid mechanics within undergraduate engineering curricula Presents meaningful examples with detailed steps and results Includes instructors' solutions manual This applications-oriented introduction fills an important gap in the field of solid mechanics. Offering a thorough grounding in the tensor-based theory of elasticity for courses in mechanical, civil, materials or aeronautical engineering, it allows students to apply the basic notions of mechanics to such important topics as stress analysis. Further, they will also acquire the necessary background for more advanced work in elasticity, plasticity, shell theory, composite materials and finite element mechanics. This second edition features new chapters on the bending of thin plates, time-dependent effects, and strength and failure criteria. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries....Pages 1-13 Traction, Stress, and Equilibrium....Pages 15-46 Deformations....Pages 47-70 Material Behavior....Pages 71-89 Formulation, Uniqueness, and Solution Strategies....Pages 91-100 Extension, Bending, and Torsion....Pages 101-135 Two-Dimensional Elasticity....Pages 137-186 Thin Plates and Shells....Pages 187-228 Dynamic Effects....Pages 229-259 Viscoelasticity....Pages 261-281 Energy Principles....Pages 283-307 Strength and Failure Criteria....Pages 309-330 Epilogue: Something New....Pages 331-333 ERRATA....Pages E1-E2 Back Matter....Pages 335-346 Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries Traction, Stress and Equilibrium Deformations Material Behavior Formulations, Uniqueness and Solutions Strategies Extension, Bending and Torsion Two-Dimensional Elasticity Thin Plates and Shells Dynamic Effects Viscoelasticity Energy Principles Strength and Failure Criteria Something New. In its revised 3rd Edition, this book provides a comprehensive applications-oriented grounding in the tensor-based theory of elasticity for students in mechanical, civil, aeronautical, biomedical engineering, as well as materials and earth science. I used it during 1 semester, very good condition. I bought it new. No marks, no broken pages.