Introduction to Linear Elasticity
By: by Phillip L. Gould
Edition: Second Edition.
Publisher: Springer New York
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781461287285; 9781461242963
Subjects: Civil engineering; Engineering; Applied Mechanics
Description: This applications-oriented introduction to the theory of elasticity fills an important gap in the field of solid mechanics. The book is intended to provide a thorough grounding in the tensor-based theory of elasticity for students of mechanical, civil, materials or aeronautical engineering. Students will thus not only be able to apply the basic notions of mechanics to such important topics as stress analysis, 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 has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date. New chapters discuss the bending of thin plates, time-dependent effects, and strength and failure criteria.
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Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries; title: Traction, Stress and Equilibrium; title: Deformations; title: Material Behavior; title: Formulation, Uniqueness and Solution Strategies; title: Extension, Bending and Torsion; title: Two-Dimensional Elasticity; title: Bending of Thin Plates; title: Time-Dependent Effects; title: Energy Principles; title: Strength and Failure Criteria; title: Something New; title: Index.