This is an introduction to basic continuum mechanics that emphasizes variational formulations and numeric computation.
This provides the prerequisite information for finite elements for graduate and advances undergraduate students
in civil and mechanical engineering. This is a required course for all mechanical and civil engineering students.
Written for:
Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical and civil engineering
Table of Contents
Vectors and Tensors
The Geometry of Deformation
The Transmission of Force
Elastic Constitutive Theory
Boundary Value Problem in Elasticity
The Ritz Method of Approximation
The Linear Theory of Beams
The Linear Theory of Plates
Energy Principle and Static Stability
Fundamental Concepts in Static Stability
The Planar Buckling of Beams
Numerical Computation for Nonlinear Problems
