Foundations Of Solid Mechanics By Y. C. Fung HC Prentice Hall Series 1965

Description: Foundations Of Solid Mechanics By Y. C. Fung Professor, California Institute of Technology PRENTICE-HALL, INC. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Prentice Hall Series 1965 rare hardcover, in good pre owned condition, a spot of staining on inside back cover, slight wear, a stamp from previous owner. No rips or tears or writing found when I flipped through. See photos for more insight on vintage condition. The preface reads as follows: Solid mechanics deals with the deformation and motion of "solids." The displacement that connects the instantaneous position of a particle to its position in an "original state is of general interest. The preoccupation about particle displacements distinguishes solid mechanics from that of fluids. This book is written for engineers and scientists who have had some exposure to the theory of strength of materials and elasticity. It deals with the mechanics of continuous media. The bulk of the text is concerned with the classical theory of elasticity, but the discussion also includes thermodynamics of solids, thermoelasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and finite deformation theory. Fluid mechanics is excluded. Both dynamics and statics are treated; the concepts of wave propagations are introduced at an early stage. Variational calculus is emphasized, since it provides a unified point of view and is useful in formulating approximate theories. Since the book is of an introductory nature, an introduction to the tensor analysis and the calculus of variations is included. The general tensor theory is presented here for those readers who are interested in advanced literature. However, to reach a wider circle of readers, I have used only Cartesian tensors in developing the theory (see footnote on p. 37). I believe that those who will take the time to study the general tensor analysis will find ample reward: the simplicity in conception and the efficiency of the notations gives the subject a great beauty. The text was developed from my notes for a course offered to graduate students at the California Institute of Technology. Since the beginning of 1959, it was decided to modify the traditional elasticity course to one that gave greater emphasis to general methodology. This shift in emphasis was prompted by the broadening of engineering fields in recent years. It has been my experience in long association with the aerospace industry that young engineers are often asked to deal with subjects which were not taught in school. In view of the constantly changing problems in engineering, I believe that a broad course in solid mechanics is useful. Of course, no one path can embrace the broad field of mechanics. As in mountain climbing, some routes are safe to travel, others more perilous; some may lead to the summit, others to different vistas of interest; some have popular claims, others are less traveled. In choosing a particular path for a tour through the field, one is influenced by the curricula, the trends in literature, the interest in engineering and science. Here, a particular way has been chosen to view some of the most beautiful vistas in classical mechanics. In making this choice I have aimed at straightforwardness and interest, and practical usefulness in the long run. Holding the book to reasonable length did not permit inclusion of many numerical examples, which have to be supplemented through problems and references. Fortunately, there are many excellent references to meet this demand; a fairly comprehensive bibliography is included. I am indebted to many authors whose writings are classics in this field. To Love, Lamb, Timoshenko, Southwell, von Karman, Prager, Synge, Biot, Green, Truesdell and many others, I am especially indebted. The study of classical mechanics is a profound experience. The deeper one delves into it, the more he appreciates the contributions of great masters. It remains for me to record my gratitude to many of my teachers, col-leagues, friends, and students. My appreciation of mechanics as a living subject was enhanced through many years of association with Prof. Ernest E. Sechler and Dr. Millard V. Barton. Their deep insight of many facets of engineering and broad knowledge about practical matters of design and construction inspires people around them always to seek a better or simpler solution. To the late Dr. Aristotle D. Michal, professor of mathematics at the California Institute of Technology, I am grateful for his gentle encouragement and guidance in earlier years. To Drs. Hans Krumhaar and Max L. Williams, who shared with me the teaching of the course from which this book was developed, I owe a special note of thanks. Sections 10.1-6 are based on Dr. Krumhaar's notes. Dr. John A. Morgan, professor of engineering at UCLA, read the entire manuscript and gave me many valuable suggestions for improvements. Dr. Benjamin Cummings checked part of the manuscript. Drs. Charles Babcock, jr., Wolfgang G. Knaus, Wei-Hsuin Yang, Gilbert A. Hegemier, Jerold L. Swedlow, and Messrs. Pin Tong. Jen-Shih Lee, and Jay-Chung Chen read the proofs and made many useful suggestions. I also wish to thank many of my students, not named here individually, without whose discussions the book would not have taken this form. The Prentice-Hall staff has been very cooperative. In particular, Mr. Nicholas Romanelli offered his competent knowledge and gave unstinted effort in editing this book. The preparation of the manuscript was helped by Helen Burrus, Joan Christensen, Jeanette Siefke, and Sandra Mann, who typed and retyped as the words were weighed and revised, without showing a hint of annoyance. To all of them I am truly thankful. Y. C. F.

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