Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, Third Edition - Softcover

Lai, W Michael; Krempl, Erhard; Rubin, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750628944 ISBN 13: 9780750628945

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996

Synopsis

Introduction to Continuum Mechanics is a recently updated and revised text
which is perfect for either introductory courses in an undergraduate engineering
curriculum or for a beginning graduate course.

Continuum Mechanics studies the response of materials to different loading
conditions. The concept of tensors is introduced through the idea of linear
transformation in a self-contained chapter, and the interrelation of direct notation, indicial notation, and matrix operations is clearly presented. A wide range of idealized materials are considered through simple static and dynamic problems, and the book contains an abundance of illustrative examples of problems, many with solutions.

Serves as either a introductory undergraduate course or a beginning graduate course textbook.
Includes many problems with illustrations and answers.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Continuum Mechanics studies the response of materials to different loading conditions. The concept of tensors is introduced through the idea of linear transformation in a self-contained chapter, and the interrelation of direct notation, indicial notation, and matrix operations is clearly presented. A wide range of idealized materials are considered through simple static and dynamic problems, and the book contains an abundance of illustrative examples of problems, many with solutions.

About the Author:

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedic Bioengineering at Columbia University, New York

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0750628944
• ISBN 13: 9780750628945
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 570