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Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Keith D. Hjelmstad

    1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign

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  • Provides the reader with a solid introduction to continuum mechanics

  • Offers a complete discussion of numerical method techniques used in the study of Structural Mechanics

  • Provides the necessary prerequisites for further study of finite element method or advanced (nonlinear) computational mechanics

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Vectors and Tensors

    Pages 1-55

  3. The Geometry of Deformation

    Pages 57-101

  4. The Transmission of Force

    Pages 103-129

  5. Elastic Constitutive Theory

    Pages 131-157

  6. Boundary Value Problems in Elasticity

    Pages 159-192

  7. The Ritz Method of Approximation

    Pages 193-239

  8. The Linear Theory of Beams

    Pages 241-291

  9. The Linear Theory of Plates

    Pages 293-326

  10. Energy Principles and Static Stability

    Pages 327-357

  11. Fundamental Concepts in Static Stability

    Pages 359-388

  12. The Planar Buckling of Beams

    Pages 389-429

  13. Numerical Computation for Nonlinear Problems

    Pages 431-472

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 473-480
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About this book

The last few decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the application of numerical computation to problems in solid and structural mechanics. The burgeoning of computational mechanics opened a pedagogical gap between traditional courses in elementary strength of materials and the finite element method that classical courses on advanced strength of materials and elasticity do not adequately fill. In the past, our ability to formulate theory exceeded our ability to compute. In those days, solid mechanics was for virtuosos. With the advent of the finite element method, our ability to compute has surpassed our ability to formulate theory. As a result, continuum mechanics is no longer the province of the specialist. What an engineer needs to know about mechanics has been forever changed by our capacity to compute. This book attempts to capitalize on the pedagogi­ cal opportunities implicit in this shift of perspective. It now seems more ap­ propriate to focus on fundamental principles and formulations than on classical solution techniques.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign

    Keith D. Hjelmstad

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics

  • Authors: Keith D. Hjelmstad

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b101129

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-23330-7Published: 12 November 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3609-7Published: 29 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-23331-4Published: 14 March 2007

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 480

  • Topics: Civil Engineering, Computational Intelligence, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

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