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Solid Mechanics

An Introduction

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. J. P. Ward

    1. Loughborough University of Technology, UK

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Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (SMIA, volume 15)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Vectors

    • J. P. Ward
    Pages 1-45

  3. Cartesian Tensors

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    Pages 46-72

  4. The Analysis of Stress

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    Pages 73-96

  5. The Analysis of Strain

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    Pages 97-116

  6. Linear Elasticity

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    Pages 117-140

  7. Energy

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    Pages 141-161

  8. The General Torsion Problem

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    Pages 162-191

  9. The Matrix Analysis of Structures

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    Pages 192-231

  10. Two Dimensional Elastostatics

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    Pages 232-259

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 260-284
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About this book

This book is intended as an introductory text on Solid Mechanics suitable for engineers, scientists and applied mathematicians. Solid mechanics is treated as a subset of mathematical engineering and courses on this topic which include theoretical, numerical and experimental aspects (as this text does) can be amongst the most interesting and accessible that an undergraduate science student can take. I have concentrated entirely on linear elasticity being, to the beginner, the most amenable and accessible aspect of solid mechanics. It is a subject with a long history, though its development in relatively recent times can be traced back to Hooke (circa 1670). Partly because of its long history solid mechanics has an 'old fashioned' feel to it which is reflected in numerous texts written on the subject. This is particularly so in the classic text by Love (A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity 4th ed., Cambridge, Univ. Press, 1927). Although there is a wealth of information in that text it is not in a form which is easily accessible to the average lecturer let alone the average engineering student. This classic style avoiding the use of vectors or tensors has been mirrored in many other more 'modern' texts.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Loughborough University of Technology, UK

    J. P. Ward

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Solid Mechanics

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction

  • Authors: J. P. Ward

  • Series Title: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8026-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1949-8Published: 31 August 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4199-9Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8026-7Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0925-0042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7764

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 284

  • Topics: Classical Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Analysis, Engineering, general

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