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Elements of Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics
This text is intended to provide a modern and integrated treatment of the founda-
tions and applications of continuum mechanics. There is a significant increase in
interest in continuum mechanics because of its relevance to microscale phenomena.
In addition to being tailored for advanced undergraduate students and including
numerous examples and exercises, this text also features a chapter on continuum
thermodynamics, including entropy production in Newtonian viscous fluid flow and
thermoelasticity. Computer solutions and examples are emphasized through the
use of the symbolic puting program MathematicaÒ.
Joanne L. Wegner is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of
Victoria, Canada. Her research interests include wave propation in elastic and
viscoelastic materials with applications to the dynamic behavior of polymers and
elastomeric materials and earthquake engineering. Professor Wegner has been
recognized for her outstanding contributions to the engineering profession by the
Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers. In addition to her archival publica-
tions, she has coedited two books on nonlinear waves in solids.
James B. Haddow received the Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics award
in 2003. He has published papers on plasticity, nonlinear elasticity, wave propaga-
tion, and thermodynamics (exergy, thermoelasticity).
Elements of Continuum Mechanics
and Thermodynamics
Joanne L. Wegner
University of Victoria
James B. Haddow
University of Victoria
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© Joanne L. Wegner and James B. Haddow 2009
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