Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mathematical Modeling in Continuum Mechanics Mathematical Modeling in Continuum Mechanics Roger M Temam Temam and Miranville present core topics within the general themes of fluid and solid mechanics. The brisk style allows the text to cover a wide range of topics including viscous flow, magnetohydrody… OL15176027W
Computational continuum mechanics Computational continuum mechanics Ahmed A. Shabana "This text presents the theory of continuum mechanics using computational methods. It covers topics including general problems of large rotation and large deformations, the development of finite elem… OL16117163W
Introduction to Continuum Mechanics Introduction to Continuum Mechanics Sudhakar Nair Treats solids and fluids in a balanced manner, using thermodynamic restrictions on the relation between applied forces and material responses. OL16921522W
Continuum theory Continuum theory Alejandro Illanes,Sergio Macias,Wayne Lewis,Sam B. Nadler "Celebrating the work of mathematician Sam B. Nadler, Jr., this reference examines the most recent advances in the analysis of continua (compact, connected, metric space) - presenting a summary of th… OL16981374W
Advances in multifield theories for continua with substructure Advances in multifield theories for continua with substructure G. Capriz "Applied mathematicians, mechanical and structural engineers, material scientists, graduate students, and researchers in the above areas will benefit from this work."--BOOK JACKET. OL19824597W
Continuum Mechanics and Applications in Geophysics and the Environment Continuum Mechanics and Applications in Geophysics and the Environment Brian Straughan This topical volume reviews applications of continuum mechanics to systems in geophysics and the environment. Part of the text is devoted to numerical simulations and modeling. The topics covered inc… OL19837684W
Continuum Mechanics Continuum Mechanics I-Shih Liu This concise textbook develops step by step the fundamental principles of continuum mechanics. Emphasis is on mathematical clarity, and an extended appendix provides the required background knowledge… OL19837688W
Cosserat Theories: Shells, Rods and Points Cosserat Theories: Shells, Rods and Points M. B. Rubin This book presents a unified hierarchical formulation of theories for three-dimensional continua, two-dimensional shells, one-dimensional rods, and zero-dimensional points. Moreover, it is shown that… OL19838232W
Electrodynamics of Continua I Electrodynamics of Continua I A. C. Eringen This book presents a unified approach to the electrodynamics of continua, based on the principles of contemporary continuum of physics. This interdisciplinary approach is unique for the treatment of … OL19845950W
Electrodynamics of Continua II Electrodynamics of Continua II A. C. Eringen This is the second volume of a two-volume set presenting a unified approach to the electrodynamics of continua, based on the principles of contemporary continuum of physics. The first volume was devo… OL19845951W
Elementary Continuum Mechanics for Everyone Elementary Continuum Mechanics for Everyone Esben Byskov The book opens with a derivation of kinematically nonlinear 3-D continuum mechanics for solids. Then the principle of virtual work is utilized to derive the simpler, kinematically linear 3-D theory a… OL19846534W
Generalized Continua from the Theory to Engineering Applications Generalized Continua from the Theory to Engineering Applications Holm Altenbach The need of generalized continua models is coming from practice. Complex material behavior sometimes cannot be presented by the classical Cauchy continua. At present the attention of the scientists i… OL19852335W
Kontinuumsmechanik Kontinuumsmechanik Josef Betten Ausgehend von den Grundlagen der Kontinuumsmechanik behandelt der Autor in diesem didaktisch besonders gelungenen Lehrbuch das plastische und elastische Werkstoffverhalten unter besonderer Berücksich… OL19880187W
Mathematics of Multiscale Materials Mathematics of Multiscale Materials Kenneth M. Golden Polycrystalline metals, porous rocks, colloidal suspensions, epitaxial thin films, gels, foams, granular aggregates, sea ice, shape-memory metals, magnetic materials, and electro-rheological fluids a… OL19886465W
Multifield problems Multifield problems W. L. Wendland,W. O. Schiehlen,Anna-Margarete Sändig The simulation of complex engineering problems often involves an interaction or coupling of individual phenomena, which are traditionally related by themselves to seperate fields of applied mechanics… OL19889471W
The Non-Linear Field Theories of Mechanics The Non-Linear Field Theories of Mechanics Clifford Truesdell Non-Linear Field Theories of Mechanics has become a classic treatise in the field of continuum mechanics. Originally published nearly forty years ago, it probably has influenced practically all subse… OL19891057W
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations with Applications Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations with Applications Tomáš Roubíček <p>This book primarily concerns quasilinear and semilinear elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations, inequalities, and systems. The exposition leads the reader through the general theory… OL19891119W
Plasticity Plasticity Ronaldo I. Borja There have been many excellent books written on the subject of plastic deformation in solids, but rarely can one find a textbook on this subject. “Plasticity Modeling & Computation” is a textbook wri… OL19895316W
Poromechanics Poromechanics Olivier Coussy Modelling and predicting how porous media deform when subjected to external actions and physical phenomena, including the effect of saturating fluids, are of importance to the understanding of geophy… OL2355558W