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Book An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

Download or read book An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics written by Morton E. Gurtin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1982-01-12 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an introduction to the classical theories of continuum mechanics; in particular, to the theories of ideal, compressible, and viscous fluids, and to the linear and nonlinear theories of elasticity. These theories are important, not only because they are applicable to a majority of the problems in continuum mechanics arising in practice, but because they form a solid base upon which one can readily construct more complex theories of material behavior. Further, although attention is limited to the classical theories, the treatment is modern with a major emphasis on foundations and structure