Fundamentals of the Mechanics of Solids

This distinctive textbook aims to introduce readers to the basic structures of the mechanics of deformable bodies, with a special emphasis on the description of the elastic behavior of simple materials and structures composed by elastic beams.  The authors take a deductive rather than inductive appr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mariano, Paolo Maria, Galano, Luciano (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Birkhäuser 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Bodies, Deformations, and Strain Measures
  • Observers
  • Forces, Torques, Balances
  • Constitutive Structures
  • Basic Aspects
  • Topics in Linear Elasticity
  • The de Saint-Venant Problem
  • Critical Conditions: Yield Criteria
  • Rod Models
  • The Euler's Analysis of Critical Loads: Bifurcation Phenomena
  • Appendix: Tensor Algebra and Tensor Calculus
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Index