{"product_id":"9781493931323","title":"Fundamentals of the Mechanics of Solids","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis distinctive textbook aims to introduce readers to the basic structures of the mechanics of deformable bodies, with a special emphasis on the description of the elastic behavior of simple materials and structures composed by elastic beams. The authors take a deductive rather than inductive approach and start from a few first, foundational principles. A wide selection of exercises, many with hints and solutions, are provided throughout and organized in a way that will allow readers to form a link between abstract mathematical concepts and real-world applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text begins with the definition of bodies and deformations, keeping the kinematics of rigid bodies as a special case; the authors also distinguish between material and spatial metrics, defining each one in the pertinent space. Subsequent chapters cover observers and classes of possible changes; forces, torques, andrelated balances, which arederived from the invariance under classical changes in observers of the power of the external actions over a body, rather than postulated a priori; constitutive structures; variational principles in linear elasticity; the de Saint-Venant problem; yield criteria and a discussion of their role in the representation of material behavior; and an overview of some bifurcation phenomena, focusing on the Euler rod. An appendix on tensor algebra and tensor calculus is included for readers who need a brief refresher on these topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFundamentals of the Mechanics of Solids\u003c\/i\u003e is primarily intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in various fields of engineering and applied mathematics. Prerequisites include basic courses in calculus, mathematical analysis, and classical mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028327612656,"sku":"9781493931323","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781493931323_p0.jpg?v=1763664679","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781493931323","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}