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Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics
With Applications to Mechanical, Thermomechanical, and Smart Materials
Authors: Bechtel Stephen, Lowe Robert
Language: EnglishSubjects for Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics:
340 p. · 19x23.3 cm · Hardback
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1. Vector spaces and inner product spaces2. Tensor algebra and tensor calculus3. Cartesian coordinates and curvilinear coordinates4. Kinematics: motion and deformation5. Deformation and strain measures6. Kinetics: force and stress7. Conservation of mass, linear momentum, and angular momentum8. First and second laws of thermodynamics9. Nonlinear elastic solids10. Viscous and inviscid fluids11. Internal constraints and constitutive limits12. Incompressibility13. Thermal expansion14. Continuum electrodynamics15. Smart materials
Engineers and scientists involved in mathematical and computational modeling in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and materials science; graduate students in engineering, physics, applied mathematics, and materials science.
Robert Lowe is a Presidential Fellow and former American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Graduate Teaching Fellow in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University. He conducts research in the Computer Applications of Mechanics Laboratory and the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio Northern University and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State. His research interests include theoretical and computational mechanics, vibrations and elastic waves in structures, finite-deformation continuum electrodynamics, and polymer processing.
- Uses direct notation for a clear and straightforward presentation of the mathematics, leading to a better understanding of the underlying physics
- Covers high-interest research areas such as small- and large-deformation continuum electrodynamics, with application to smart materials used in intelligent systems and structures
- Offers a unique approach to modeling incompressibility and thermal expansion, based on the authors’ own research