Bower, Allan F.

Applied mechanics of solids / Allan F. Bower. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2010. - xxv, 794 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Governing equations -- Constitutive models : relations between stress and strain -- Solutions to simple boundary and initial value problems -- Solutions for linear elastic solids -- Solutions for plastic solids -- Finite element analysis -- Finite element analysis : theory and implementation -- Modeling material failure -- Solutions for rods, beams, membranes, plates, and shells -- Appendix A : review of vectors and matrices -- Appendix B : introduction to tensors and their properties -- Appendix C : index notation for vector and tensor operations -- Appendix D : vectors and tensor operations in polar coordinates -- Appendix E : miscellaneous derivations.

9781439802472 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1439802475 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2009026764


Mechanics, Applied.
Solids.
Elasticity.
Strength of materials.

TA405 / .B676 2010

620.105 / BAA