1 Overview of Solid Mechanics
2 Governing Equations
3 Constitutive Models: Relations between Stress and Strain
4 Solutions to simple boundary and initial value problems for elastic solids
5 Solutions for linear elastic solids
6 Solutions for plastic solids
7 Finite Element Analysis: An Introduction
8 Finite Element Analysis: Theory and Implementation
9 Modelling Material Failure
10 Solutions for Rods, Beams, Membranes, Plates and Shells
Appendix A Review of Vectors and Matrices
Appendix B Introduction to Tensors and their properties
Appendix C Index Notation for Vector and Tensor Operations
Appendix D Vectors and Tensor Operations in Polar Coordinates
Appendix E Miscellaneous derivations
Biography
Allan F. Bower is emeritus professor of engineering at Brown University, where he taught in the undergraduate mechanical engineering programme and the graduate programme in mechanics of solids. His research interests were in solid mechanics, and included topics such as the strength of contacting surfaces; thin films for microelectronics; metal forming; and the mechanical behaviour of energy storage materials. He also enjoyed working with Brown’s talented students in a broad range of engineering courses, and was the recipient of various teaching awards, including Brown’s Royce family professorship in teaching excellence.
