This instructive volume offers a comprehensive survey of the methods and theories of linear elasticity. Three major sections cover general theory, two-dimensional elasticity, and three-dimensional elasticity. An ideal text for a two-course sequence on elasticity, this volume can also introduce the su... read more
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This instructive volume offers a comprehensive survey of the methods and theories of linear elasticity. Three major sections cover general theory, two-dimensional elasticity, and three-dimensional elasticity. An ideal text for a two-course sequence on elasticity, this volume can also introduce the subject in a more general math course.
Reprint of the John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984 edition.
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