A treatise on the mathematical theory of elasticity
By: by A.E.H. Love ...
Publisher: University press
Published: 1892
Place of publication: Cambridge [Eng.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Elasticity
Description: An indispensable reference work for engineers, mathematicians, and physicists, this book is the most complete and authoritative treatment of classical elasticity in a single volume. Beginning with elementary notions of extension, simple shear and homogeneous strain, the analysis rapidly undertakes a development of types of strain, displacements corresponding to a given strain, cubical dilatation, composition of strains and a general theory of strains. A detailed analysis of stress including the stress quadric and uniformly varying stress leads into an exposition of the elasticity of solid bodies. Based upon the work-energy concept, experimental results are examined and the significance of elastic constants in general theory considered. Hooke's Law, elastic constants, methods of determining stress, thermo-elastic equations, and other topics are carefully discussed. --Back cover.
Notes: "The references given at the heads of most of the chapters are generally to the sources from which parts of the work are taken, but occasionally they include also investigations which follow totally different methods from those given in the text."--Pref.
"Historical introduction": p. 1-34.