principles of continuum mechanics [reddy]

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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankPRINCIPLESOFCONTINUUMMECHANICSAStudyofConservationPrincipleswithApplicationsAsmostmoderntechnologiesarenolongerdiscipline-speci?cbutinvolvemultidis-ciplinaryapproaches,undergraduateengineeringstudentsshouldbeintroducedtotheprinciplesofmechanicssothattheyhav

2、eastrongbackgroundinthebasicprin-ciplescommontoalldisciplinesandareabletoworkattheinterfaceofscienceandengineeringdisciplines.Thistextbookisdesignedfora?rstcourseonprinciplesofmechanicsandprovidesanintroductiontothebasicconceptsofstressandstrainandconservationprinciples.Itpreparesengine

3、ersandscientistsforadvancedcoursesintraditionalaswellasemerging?eldssuchasbiotechnology,nanotechnology,energysystems,andcomputationalmechanics.Thissimplebookpresentsthesubjectsofmechanicsofmaterials,?uidmechanics,andheattransferinauni?edformusingtheconservationprinciplesofmechanics.J.N.

4、ReddyisaDistinguishedProfessorandholderoftheOscarS.WyattEndowedChairintheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringatTexasA&MUniversity(http://www.tamu.edu/acml).Dr.Reddyisarenownedresearcherandeducatorinthebroad?eldsofmechanics,appliedmathematics,andcomputationalengineeringscience.Dr.Reddy’sres

5、earchareasincludetheoryand?niteelementanalysisofproblemsinstructuralmechanics(compositeplatesandshells),?uiddynamics,andheattransfer;theoreticalmodel-ingofstressanddeformationofbiologicalcellsandsofttissues;nanocomposites;anddevelopmentofrobustcomputationaltechnology(includingtheK-versi

6、on?niteelementmodelsbasedontheleast-squaresmethodincollaborationwithProfessorKaranSuranaoftheUniversityofKansas).Heistheauthorofmorethan400journalpapersand16booksonthesesubjects.HisbooksincludeMechanicsofLaminatedPlatesandShells:TheoryandAnalysis,SecondEdition,2004;AnIntroductiontoNonli

7、nearFiniteElementAnalysis,2004;IntroductiontotheFiniteElementMethod,2006;andAnIntroductiontoContinuumMechanics,2008.Dr.Reddy’soutstandingresearchcredentialshaveearnedhimwideinternationalacclaimintheformofnumerousprofessionalawards;citations;fellowshipinallmajorprofessionalsocie