Introduction to continuum mechanics
By: W. Michael Lai, David Rubin, Erhard Krempl
Contributors: Rubin, David, 1942-; Krempl, Erhard
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Woburn, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 556
Subjects: Continuum mechanics
Description: Continuum mechanics studies the response of materials to different loading conditions. The concept of tensors is introduced through the idea of linear transformation, and the interrelation of direct notation, indicial notation, and matrix operations is also presented. A wide range of idealized materials are considered through simple static and dynamic problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 550-551) and index