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Romesh C. Batra, VPISU
AIAA Education Series
Published by AIAA, © 2006, 1st Edition, 308 pages, Hardback
ISBN-10: 1-56347-699-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-699-0
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As the ever-growing capabilities of numerical tools are being used to simulate how fluids and solids respond to high temperatures and severe loads, a fundamental understanding of the theory of large coupled thermo-mechanical deformations will play an ever-increasing role. This requires a sound understanding of the basic principles of nonlinear continuum mechanics such as those given in this text book. This book differs from others in the market in that it provides numerous problems from every day life which should help develop a better understanding of a nonlinear theory. The book is oriented more towards engineers than mathematicians.
After briefly reviewing the mathematical preliminaries in Chapter 2, the theory of large deformations of a continuum is developed in subsequent chapters. Special emphasis is placed on constitutive relations. Theories developed in earlier chapters are illustrated through solutions of several nonlinear and linear problems in latter chapters.
About the Author:
Batra is the Clifton C. Garvin Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He earned his B.Sc. at Panjabi (now called Thapar) University, Patiala, India, his M.A.Sc. at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and his Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. He received the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award in 1992 and the Reissner Medal from the International Society of Computational Engineering Science in 2000. He served as President of the Society of Engineering Science, Inc. in 1998 and has published more than 265 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Engineering Science, and the American Society of Engineering Education.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Mathematical Preliminaries
- Kinematics
- The Balance Laws, Stress Tensors
- Constitutive Relations
- Torsion of a Circular Cylinder
- Fluid Flow
- Bending of Beams
- Wave Propagation
- Spherical and Cylindrical Pressure Vessels
- Index
- Supporting Materials
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