Publisher's Synopsis
Encyclopaedia of Continuum Mechanics: Fundamentals and Engineering Applications deals with concepts such as elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity in nonlinear materials. The aim of a general theory of material behavior is to provide a classified range of possibilities from which a user can select the constitutive model that applies best. It develops the subject of continuum mechanics from the point of view of an applied physicist with interests in geophysics and astrophysics. The subject of continuum mechanics is a vast one, and the above interests have guided the selection of material. However, the basic subjects covered, i. e., elastic bodies and Newtonian fluids, transcend the author's particular interests, and are central to the full spectrum of applications of continuum mechanics. This book will be valuable to graduate students of materials science in engineering and in physics.
