Opening with a derivation of kinematically nonlinear 3-D continuum mechanics for solids, this book uses virtual work to derive the simpler, kinematically linear 3-D theory and to offer a foundation for consistent theories of kinematic nonlinearity and linearity.

Opening with a derivation of kinematically nonlinear 3-D continuum mechanics for solids, this book uses virtual work to derive the simpler, kinematically linear 3-D theory and to offer a foundation for consistent theories of kinematic nonlinearity and linearity.

Opening with a derivation of kinematically nonlinear 3-D continuum mechanics for solids, this book uses virtual work to derive the simpler, kinematically linear 3-D theory and to offer a foundation for consistent theories of kinematic nonlinearity and linearity.