| Introduction to Continuum Mechanics Contributor(s): Lai, W. Michael (Author), Rubin, David (Author), Krempl, Erhard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750685603 ISBN-13: 9780750685603 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: As a primary branch of physical mechanics, continuum mechanics deals with forces and behaviours that are continuous throughout a material or system, be it solid or fluid. It includes such behaviors as stress, strain, kinematics, elasticity, and plasticity. Without a thorough understanding of continuum mechancs, virtually all advanced mechanical engineering would be impossible. This classic text by noted educators, W. Michael Lai, David Rubin and Erhard Krempl, has been used for over 30 years to introduce continuum mechanics from the upper undergraduate to graduate level. It begins with a thorough yet highly accessible grounding in the underyling princples: tensor analysis and kinematics. The text presumes prior knowledge of basic differential and integral calculus, but no more. The book goes on to provide examples of everyday applications of continuum methods to such classic problems as loading and deformation of solids as well as stress response in both Newtonian viscous and Non-Newtonian fluids. This new edition offers improvements to address evolving teaching methods, with greater flexibility for either one or two-semeseter usage, including more enhanced coverage of elasticity, and improved problem sets and more real-world applications. It is, and will remain, one of the most accessible textbooks on a perennially challenging engineering subject. * Presents the principles of tensor calculus underlying all of continuum mechanics * New edition includes expanded coverage of elasticity, with solutions based on the fundamental potential functions of Papkovitch and Neuber to the solutions of some 3 D problems * Offers advanced coverage on equations in cylindrical and sphericalco-ordinates, along with finite deformation theory * Expanded and improved problem sets that offer real-world applications |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Mechanics - Solids - Science | Biotechnology - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 531 |
| LCCN: 2009003607 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 7.5" W x 9.3" (2.73 lbs) 536 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Continuum Mechanics is a branch of physical mechanics that describes the macroscopic mechanical behavior of solid or fluid materials considered to be continuously distributed. It is fundamental to the fields of civil, mechanical, chemical and bioengineering. This time-tested text has been used for over 35 years to introduce junior and senior-level undergraduate engineering students, as well as graduate students, to the basic principles of continuum mechanics and their applications to real engineering problems. The text begins with a detailed presentation of the coordinate invariant quantity, the tensor, introduced as a linear transformation. This is then followed by the formulation of the kinematics of deformation, large as well as very small, the description of stresses and the basic laws of continuum mechanics. As applications of these laws, the behaviors of certain material idealizations (models) including the elastic, viscous and viscoelastic materials, are presented. This new edition offers expanded coverage of the subject matter both in terms of details and contents, providing greater flexibility for either a one or two-semester course in either continuum mechanics or elasticity. Although this current edition has expanded the coverage of the subject matter, it nevertheless uses the same approach as that in the earlier editions - that one can cover advanced topics in an elementary way that go from simple to complex, using a wealth of illustrative examples and problems. It is, and will remain, one of the most accessible textbooks on this challenging engineering subject. |