Continuum Mechanics: Constitutive Modeling Of Structural And Biological Materials
by Franco M. Capaldi /
2012 / English / PDF
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This is a modern textbook for courses in continuum mechanics. It
provides both the theoretical framework and the numerical methods
required to model the behavior of continuous materials. This
self-contained textbook is tailored for advanced undergraduate or
first year graduate students with numerous step-by-step derivations
and worked out examples. The author presents both the general
continuum theory and the mathematics needed to apply it in
practice. The derivation of constitutive models for ideal gasses,
fluids, solids, and biological materials and the numerical methods
required to solve the resulting differential equations are also
detailed. Specifically, the text presents the theory and numerical
implementation for the finite difference and the finite element
methods in the Matlab® programming language. It includes thirteen
detailed Matlab® programs illustrating how constitutive models are
used in practice.
This is a modern textbook for courses in continuum mechanics. It
provides both the theoretical framework and the numerical methods
required to model the behavior of continuous materials. This
self-contained textbook is tailored for advanced undergraduate or
first year graduate students with numerous step-by-step derivations
and worked out examples. The author presents both the general
continuum theory and the mathematics needed to apply it in
practice. The derivation of constitutive models for ideal gasses,
fluids, solids, and biological materials and the numerical methods
required to solve the resulting differential equations are also
detailed. Specifically, the text presents the theory and numerical
implementation for the finite difference and the finite element
methods in the Matlab® programming language. It includes thirteen
detailed Matlab® programs illustrating how constitutive models are
used in practice.
