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CUFX197-FM CUFX197-Reddy 978 0 521 87044 3 October 3, 2007 14:8
AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUUM MECHANICS
This textbook on continuum mechanics reflects the modern view that
scientists and engineers should be trained to think and work in multi-
disciplinary environments. A course on continuum mechanics intro-
duces the basic principles of mechanics and prepares students for ad-
vanced courses in traditional and emerging fields such as biomechanics
and nanomechanics. This text introduces the main concepts of con-
tinuum mechanics simply with rich supporting examples but does not
compromise mathematically in providing the invariant form as well
ponent 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 exam-
ples; 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 Mechan-
ical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Dr. Reddy is internationally known for his contributions to theoretical
and applied mechanics putational mechanics. He is the au-
thor of over 350 journal papers and 15 books, including Introduction
to the Finite Element Method,ThirdEdition; Energy Principles and
Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics,Second Edition; Theory
and Analysis of Elastic Plates and Shells,Second Edition; Mechanics
of Laminated Plates and Shells: Theory and Analysis,Second Edi-
tion; and An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element -
fessor