Elasticity: Theory, Applications, and Numerics

by Martin H. Sadd Ph.D.

Overview

Elasticity: Theory, Applications, and Numerics, Fifth Edition continues its market-leading tradition of concisely presenting and developing the linear theory of elasticity, moving from solution methodologies, formulations, and strategies into applications of contemporary interest, such as fracture mechanics, anisotropic and composite materials, micromechanics, nonhomogeneous graded materials, and computational methods. Developed for a one- or two-semester graduate elasticity course, this new edition has been revised with new worked examples, exercises, and new or expanded coverage in recent areas of interest.

Using MATLAB software, numerical activities in the text are integrated with analytical problem solutions. Online ancillary support materials for instructors include a solutions manual, image bank, and a set of PowerPoint lecture slides.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080477473
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	08/04/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	480
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Martin H. Sadd is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Rhode Island. He received his Ph.D. in mechanics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and began his academic career at Mississippi State University. In 1979 he joined the faculty at Rhode Island and served as department chair from 1991 to 2000. Professor Sadd’s teaching background is in the area of solid mechanics with emphasis in elasticity, continuum mechanics, wave propagation, and computational methods. He has taught elasticity at two academic institutions, in several industries, and at a government laboratory. Professor Sadd’s research has been in computational modeling of materials under static and dynamic loading conditions using finite, boundary, and discrete element methods. Much of his work has involved micromechanical modeling of geomaterials including granular soil, rock, and concretes. He has authored more than 75 publications and has given numerous presentations at national and international meetings.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Foundations and elementary applications1. Mathematical Preliminaries2. Deformation: Displacements and Strains3. Stress and Equilibrium4. Material Behavior – Linear Elastic Solids5. Formulation and Solution Strategies6. Strain Energy and Related Principles7. Two-Dimensional Formulation8. Two-Dimensional Problem Solution9. Extension, Torsion, and Flexure of Elastic Cylinders

Part 2: Advanced applications10. Complex Variable Methods11. Anisotropic Elasticity12. Thermoelasticity13. Displacement Potentials and Stress Functions: Applications to Three-Dimensional Problems14. Nonhomogeneous Elasticity15. Micromechanics Applications16. Numerical Finite and Boundary Element Methods

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The leading introductory textbook on general elasticity theory and behavior

Editorial Reviews

This book is a welcome addition to the set of textbooks available to beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates in mechanical engineering. I have previously taught the subject of elasticity from textbooks written by Barber, Salughter, and Shames with frequent references to the classics by Timoshenko, Love, Sokolnikoff, and Greenand Zerna. However, students have found these books either too difficult to understand or too dated in their notation. When I received the new textbook by Professor Sadd, I read it briefly and then handed it over to one of my graduate students who was preparingfor his qualifying examinations. His response was unqualified admiration of the ease with which he was able to navigate the book and grasp its contents. - Biswajit Banerjee - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah

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