Solid Mechanics Part I: An Introduction to Solid Mechanics

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Table of Contents

 

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1.

Introduction

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1.1

What is Solid Mechanics?

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1.2

What is in this Book?    

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2.

Statics of Rigid Bodies

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2.1

The Fundamental Concepts and Principles of Mechanics

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2.2

The Statics of Particles

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2.3

The Statics of Rigid Bodies

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3.

Stress

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3.1

Surface and Contact Stress

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3.2

Body Forces

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3.3

Internal Stress

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3.4

Equilibrium of Stress

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3.4b

Stress Transformation: Further Aspects

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3.5

Plane Stress

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3.5b

Stress Boundary Conditions: Continued

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4.

Strain

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4.1

Strain

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4.2

Plane Strain

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4.3

Volumetric Strain

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5.

Material Behaviour and Mathematical Modelling

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5.1

Mechanics Modelling

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5.2

The Response of Real Materials

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5.3

Material Models

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5.4

The Continuum

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6.

Linear Elasticity

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6.1

The Linear Elastic Model

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6.2

Homogeneous Problems in Linear Elasticity

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6.3 Anisotropic Elasticity

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7.

Applications of Elasticity

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7.1

One Dimensional Axial Deformations

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7.2

Torsion

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7.3

Pressure Vessels

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7.4

Beams

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7.5

Buckling

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8.

Energy and Virtual Work

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8.1

Energy in Deforming Materials

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8.2

Elastic Strain Energy

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8.3 Complementary Energy

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8.4 Strain Energy Potentials

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8.5 Virtual Work

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8.6 The Principle of Minimum Potential Energy

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9.

Failure

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9.1

Material Failure

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10.

Viscoelasticity

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10.1

The Response of Viscoelastic Materials

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10.2

Examples and Applications of Viscoelastic Materials

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10.3

Rheological Models

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10.3b Rheological Models: Spectra

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10.4 The Hereditary Integral

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10.5 Linear Viscoelasticity and the Laplace Transform

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10.6 Oscillatory Stress, Dynamic Loading and Vibrations

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10.7 Temperature-dependant Viscoelastic Materials

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11

Plasticity

 

 

 

 

11.1

Plasticity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Viscoplasticity

 

 

 

 

12.1

Viscoplasticity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

 

 

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 2                                                                

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 3                                                                

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 4                                                                

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 5                                                                

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 6                                                                

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 7

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 8

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 9

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 10

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 11

Answers to Selected Problems: Chapter 12                                                               

 

 

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