
Solid Mechanics
Liangchi Zhang(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 16. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 333 pages
978-0-333-92098-5 (ISBN)
Description
Solid Mechanics for Engineers introduces the basics of solid mechanics to engineers from a practical point of view. The aim is to impart understanding from both a physical and a mathematical point of view; physical mechanisms of material properties, the theory of solid mechanics, solution methodology and direct engineering applications are therefore presented as an organic whole.
The book introduces the fundamental skills of mechanics modelling, so that students and engineers who have mastered the mathematics know how to apply it to solve real engineering problems. The book also demonstrates the central role of practical modelling and analytical solution in solving problems correctly and efficiently using a numerical method such as the finite element method.
The materials in the book have been organised according to an approach in which engineering examples are often discussed before introducing a new concept or a new method of solution. It is expected that this way the reader may understand more directly why the theories are needed and hence become more interested in achieving a more in-depth understanding.
The book introduces the fundamental skills of mechanics modelling, so that students and engineers who have mastered the mathematics know how to apply it to solve real engineering problems. The book also demonstrates the central role of practical modelling and analytical solution in solving problems correctly and efficiently using a numerical method such as the finite element method.
The materials in the book have been organised according to an approach in which engineering examples are often discussed before introducing a new concept or a new method of solution. It is expected that this way the reader may understand more directly why the theories are needed and hence become more interested in achieving a more in-depth understanding.
More details
Edition
2001
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
444 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-92098-5 (9780333920985)
DOI
10.1057/9781137046093
Schweitzer Classification
Person
LIANGCHI ZHANG is Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney.
Content
The Approach to Study.- Basic Assumptions.- Stress.- Displacement and Strain.- Stress-Strain Relationship.- Modelling and Solution.- Applications.- Stress Function Method.- Plasticity and Failure.- An Introduction to the Finite Element Method.