
A Course on Plasticity Theory
David J. Steigmann(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 20. January 2023
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-19-288315-5 (ISBN)
Description
Plasticity Theory is characterized by many competing and often incompatible points of view. This book seeks to strengthen the foundations of continuum plasticity theory, emphasizing a unifying perspective grounded in the fundamental notion of material symmetry.
Steigmann's book offers a systematic framework for the proper understanding of established models of plasticity and for their modern extensions and generalizations. Particular emphasis is placed on the differential-geometric aspects of the subject and their role in illuminating the conceptual foundations of plasticity theory. Classical models, together with several subjects of interest in contemporary research, are developed in a unified format. The book is addressed to graduate students and academics working in the field of continuum mechanics.
Steigmann's book offers a systematic framework for the proper understanding of established models of plasticity and for their modern extensions and generalizations. Particular emphasis is placed on the differential-geometric aspects of the subject and their role in illuminating the conceptual foundations of plasticity theory. Classical models, together with several subjects of interest in contemporary research, are developed in a unified format. The book is addressed to graduate students and academics working in the field of continuum mechanics.
Reviews / Votes
A very-well conceived book on plasticity theory, with the accent on its fundamentals regarding physical aspects of the subject and its mathematical treatment in the framework of modern continuum mechanics. I strongly and enthusiastically recommend the book. * Vlado A. Lubarda, University of California, San Diego * Any student in mechanics who wants to understand the subject in a concise and effective way will find this book extremely useful. It will become a fundamental textbook in the following decades. * Francesco Dell'Isola, Universita dell'Aquila, Italy *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
4 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-288315-5 (9780192883155)
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A Course on Plasticity Theory
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Person
David J. Steigmann is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
Author
Professor of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Content
1: Preliminaries
2: Brief resume of nonlinear elasticity theory
3: A primer on tensor analysis in three-dimensional space
4: Deformation and stress in convected coordinates
5: Elastic and plastic deformations
6: Energy, stress, dissipation and plastic evolution
7: Isotropy
8: Small-deformation theory
9: Strain hardening, rate sensitivity and gradient plasticity
Solutions to selected problems
2: Brief resume of nonlinear elasticity theory
3: A primer on tensor analysis in three-dimensional space
4: Deformation and stress in convected coordinates
5: Elastic and plastic deformations
6: Energy, stress, dissipation and plastic evolution
7: Isotropy
8: Small-deformation theory
9: Strain hardening, rate sensitivity and gradient plasticity
Solutions to selected problems