Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, 3rd ed.

✍ Scribed by W Michael Lai David Rubin Erhard Krempl

• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 571
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Introduction to Continuum Mechanics is a recently updated and revised text which is perfect for either introductory courses in an undergraduate engineering curriculum or for a beginning graduate course. Continuum Mechanics studies the response of materials to different loading conditions. The concept of tensors is introduced through the idea of linear transformation in a self-contained chapter, and the interrelation of direct notation, indicial notation, and matrix operations is clearly presented. A wide range of idealized materials are considered through simple static and dynamic problems, and the book contains an abundance of illustrative examples of problems, many with solutions. Serves as either a introductory undergraduate course or a beginning graduate course textbook.Includes many problems with illustrations and answers.