This book is based on lllY experience in teaching. research, computer software developlllcnt and consulting. The audience for this book includes students, engineers or researchers in me chanical engineering, civil engineering, applied mathelllatics, materials sci ence, and other people who wish or rlPcd to have a good introduction to the mechanics of deforlllable solids and structures. SOllle chapters of the book are usually taught at the undergraduate level (e.g., beallls and plates in linear elasticity) while others (e.g., large deformations, numel'ic, l algoritluns, shells) are usually...

Three subjects of major interest in one textbook: linear elasticity, mechanics of structures in linear isotropic elasticity, and nonlinear mechanics including computational algorithms. After the simplest possible, intuitive approach there follows the mathematical formulation and analysis, with computational methods occupying a good portion of the book. There are several worked-out problems in each chapter and additional exercises at the end of the book, plus mathematical expressions are bery often given in more than one notation. The book is intended primarily for students and practising...