Based on class-tested material, this concise yet comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of solid mechanics is ideal for those taking single-semester courses on the subject. It provides interdisciplinary coverage of the key topics, combining solid mechanics with structural design applications, mechanical behavior of materials, and the finite element method. Part I covers basic theory, including the analysis of stress and strain, Hooke's law, and the formulation of boundary-value problems in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates. Part II covers applications, from solving boundary-value problems, to energy methods and failure criteria, two-dimensional plane stress and strain problems, antiplane shear, contact problems, and much more. With a wealth of solved examples, assigned exercises, and 130 homework problems, and a solutions manual available online, this is ideal for senior undergraduates studying solid mechanics, and graduates taking introductory courses in solid mechanics and theory of elasticity, across aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering, and materials science.
Based on class-tested material, this concise yet comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of solid mechanics is ideal for those taking single-semester courses on the subject. It provides interdisciplinary coverage of the key topics, combining solid mechanics with structural design applications, mechanical behavior of materials, and the finite element method. Part I covers basic theory, including the analysis of stress and strain, Hooke's law, and the formulation of boundary-value problems in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates. Part II covers applications, from solving boundary-value problems, to energy methods and failure criteria, two-dimensional plane stress and strain problems, antiplane shear, contact problems, and much more. With a wealth of solved examples, assigned exercises, and 130 homework problems, and a solutions manual available online, this is ideal for senior undergraduates studying solid mechanics, and graduates taking introductory courses in solid mechanics and theory of elasticity, across aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering, and materials science.
Preface; Part I. Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics: 1. Analysis of stress; 2. Analysis of strain; 3. Stress-strain relations; 4. Boundary value problems of elasticity; 5. Boundary-value problems: cylindrical coordinates; Part II. Applications: 6. Two-dimensional problems of elasticity; 7. Two-dimensional problems in polar coordinates; 8. Antiplane shear; 9. Torsion of prismatic rods; 10. Bending of prismatic beams; 11. Contact problems; 12. Energy methods; 13. Failure criteria; References; Index.
A concise yet comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of solid mechanics, including solved examples, exercises, and homework problems.
Marko V. Lubarda is an Assistant Professor of Polytechnics at the University of Donja Gorica, Montenegro, and a visiting lecturer in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Structural Engineering Departments at the University of California, San Diego. Vlado A. Lubarda is a Professor of Applied Mechanics in the NanoEngineering Department at the University of California, San Diego. He is the co-author of Mechanics of Solids and Materials (Cambridge, 2006).
'The Lubardas, a father-son duo, deliver a unique and well-balanced
textbook on solid mechanics. The material is presented at the
intermediate level, and is tested by many years of well-received
classroom instruction by both authors in their respective
institutions. The authors take the reader from basic concepts of
traction, stress, and strain, to boundary-value problems in
elasticity, and finish with more advanced topics, such as contact,
variational principles, and failure criteria. The book is well
suited for advanced undergraduate students as a course textbook, as
well as for first- and second-year graduate students as a reference
for more advanced courses in solid mechanics. The book strikes an
excellent balance between theory and application examples, and
presents a perfect jumping-off point to study more advanced topics
in solid mechanics, such as damage, plasticity, fracture, and
advanced numerical approaches such as the Finite Element Method.'
Yuri Bazilevs, Brown University
'A very useful and accessible introduction to solid mechanics. The
book contains many illustrations and a broad range of applications,
which make it a reading pleasure with many insights.' Horacio
Espinosa, Northwestern University
'A remarkable text covering a vast range of topics and problems in
solid mechanics, this unique work provides clear and thorough
coverage suitable for beginning students, advanced students and
practitioners. The treatment starts with basic concepts concerning
deformation, stress and equilibrium, progresses to elementary and
intermediate strength of materials, moves on to advanced topics in
elasticity including fracture and the stress and deformation fields
around dislocations, and from there to three-dimensional problems
including a lucid treatment of the all-important Hertzian contact
problem. This major work includes a comprehensive discussion of
material failure criteria and culminates in a thorough treatment of
energy methods underlying modern finite-element analysis. The work
reflects the singular devotion of its authors to all aspects of
solid mechanics.' David Steigmann, University of California,
Berkeley
'This is a well-written, balanced textbook on solid mechanics,
aimed at advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate-student
audiences in applied mechanics or mechanical engineering.' J.
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