The book contains, in a concise form, the foundations of both continuum mechanics and modern continuum thermodynamics. It originates from numerous courses delivered by the author during the last 25 years on both subjects at various universities. In contrast to other books on these subjects, it is reasonably self-contained. In addition, examples and remarks scattered throughout the text illustrate the chosen procedures or definitions. Simultaneously, they help to understand the applicability and the limitations of thermodynamical models. The book is an excellent introduction to more advanced...

This account of thermomechanical behaviour of granular and porous materials deals with: experiments; theoretical deduction of macroscale equations; the macroscopic description in a continuum-thermodynamical and statistical context; and analysis of solutions by numerical techniques.