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The second edition of this best-selling textbook presents the concepts of continuum mechanics for advanced undergraduates and graduates. It features derivations of the basic equations of mechanics in invariant (vector and tensor) form and specification of governing equations to various co-ordinate systems, and numerous illustrative examples, chapter summaries and exercises.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Vectors and tensors; 3. Kinematics of continua; 4. Stress measures; 5. Conservation and balance laws; 6. Constitutive equations; 7. Linearized elasticity; 8. Fluid mechanics and heat transfer; 9. Linearized viscoelasticity.

An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 7/29/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781107025431
      978-1107025431
      ISBN-10 1107025435
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      Nonlinear science Mechanical engineering and materials

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The second edition of this best-selling textbook presents the concepts of continuum mechanics for advanced undergraduates and graduates. It features derivations of the basic equations of mechanics in invariant (vector and tensor) form and specification of governing equations to various co-ordinate systems, and numerous illustrative examples, chapter summaries and exercises.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Vectors and tensors; 3. Kinematics of continua; 4. Stress measures; 5. Conservation and balance laws; 6. Constitutive equations; 7. Linearized elasticity; 8. Fluid mechanics and heat transfer; 9. Linearized viscoelasticity.

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