An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

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This textbook on continuum mechanics reflects the modern view that scientists and engineers should be trained to think and work in multidisciplinary environments. A course on continuum mechanics introduces the basic principles of mechanics and prepares students for advanced courses in traditional and emerging fields such as biomechanics and nanomechanics. This text introduces the main concepts of continuum mechanics simply with rich supporting examples but does not compromise mathematically in providing the invariant form as well as component form of the basic equations and their applications to problems in elasticity, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. The book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The book features: derivations of the basic equations of mechanics in invariant (vector and tensor) form and specializations of the governing equations to various coordinate systems; numerous illustrative examples; chapter-end summaries; and exercise problems to test and extend the understanding of concepts presented.

J. N. Reddy is a University Distinguished Professor and the Holder of the Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Dr. Reddy is internationally known for his contributions to theoretical and applied mechanics and computational mechanics. He is the author of over 350 journal papers and 15 books, including Introduction to the Finite Element Method, 3/e; Energy Principles and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics, 2/e; Theory and Analysis of Elastic Plates and Shells, 2/e; Mechanics of Laminated Plates and Shells: Theory and Analysis, 2/e; and An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis. Professor Reddy is the recipient of numerous awards including the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Worcester Reed Warner Medal and the Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the 1997 Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the 1998 Nathan M. Newmark Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers, the 2000 Excellence in the Field of Composites from the American Society of Composites, the 2003 Bush Excellence Award for Faculty in International Research from Texas A&M University, and the 2003 Computational Solid Mechanics Award from the U.S. Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM). Professor Reddy is a Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Academy of Mechanics (AAM), the American Society of Composites (ASC), the U.S. Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM), the International Association of Computational Mechanics (IACM), and the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI). Professor Reddy is the Editor-in-Chief of Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Intern

'... starts right from the basics ... a large number of interesting examples ...' Technische Mechanik