A classic in the field, this book meets the demands of courses that establish groundwork in hydrodynamics, gas dynamics, plasticity and elasticity, and it provides typical continua problems for nonspecialists. The author addresses the major aspects of continuum studies: geometrical foundations, state of stress, instantaneous motion, fundamental laws, perfect fluids, viscous fluids, visco-plastic and perfectly plastic materials, hypoelastic materials, finite strain, and elastic and hyperelastic materials. The text’s broad converge and numerous applications include more than 160 problems and examples, and the only prerequisites are first- and second-year college calculus. 1961 ed.
Stress Waves in Solids by H. Kolsky Readable survey of theoretical core of propagation of waves in solids offers a concise account of classical theory, considers its applications to nonelastic solids, and summarizes experimental work. 1963 edition.
Statics of Deformable Solids by Raymond L. Bisplinghoff, James W. Mar, Theodore H. H. Pian Illustrated text provides a full exposition of fundamentals of solid mechanics and principles of mechanics, statics, and simple statically indeterminate systems, plus strain and stress in three-dimensional solids, more. 1965 edition.
Plasticity Theory by Jacob Lubliner This self-contained text is devoted to classical quasistatic problems of rate-independent plasticity theory, discussing the finite element method for both viscoplastic and rate-independent plastic solids. 1990 edition.
An Elementary Treatise on Theoretical Mechanics by Sir James H. Jeans This concise introduction to mechanics by a renowned scientist emphasizes fundamental physical principles rather than mathematics or applications. Hundreds of fully worked examples and exercises illuminate the text. 1907 edition.
