The purpose of this book is to introduce the basic knowledge about the classic elasticity theories and the associated research achievements by the authors. The whole book is constructed on the basis of the course syllabuses and the con-tents of elasticity used in the past few years at Beijing Institute of Technology, China and the University of Manchester,UK. In order to meet the requirement of bilingual pedagogic development in higher education, and with reference tosome classic textbooks on el

CHAPTER 1 BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND MATHEMATICAL PRELIMINARIES
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Basic Assumptions
1.3 Coordinate Systems and Transformations
1.4 Vector and Matrix Notations and Their Operations
1.5 Divergence Theorem
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CHAPTER 2 STRESSES
2.1 Stress and the Stress Tensor
2.2 Equilibrium Equations
2.3 Traction Boundary Conditions
2.4 Stresses on an Oblique Plane
2.5 Principal Stresses
2.6 Stationary and Octahedral Shear Stresses
2.7 Equilibrium Equations in Curvilinear Coordinates
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CHAPTER 3 STRAINS
3.1 Strains
3.2 Finite Deformations
3.3 Strains in a Given Direction and Principal Strains
3.4 Stationary Shear Strains
3.5 Compatibility
3.6 Kinematic and Compatibility Equations in Curvilinear Coordinates
3.7 Concluding Remarks
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CHAPTER 4 FORMULATION OF ELASTICITY PROBLEMS
4.1 Strain Energy Density Function
4.2 GeneralisedHooke's Law
4.3 Initial Stresses and Initial Strains
4.4 Governing Equations and Boundary Conditions
4.5 General Solution Techniques
4.6 St. Venant's Principle
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CHAPTER 5 TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELASTICITY
5.1 Plane Strain Problems
5.2 Plane Stress Problems
5.3 Similarities and Differences Between Plane Strain/Plane Stress Problems
5.4 Airy Stress Function and Polynomial Solutions
5.5 Polar Coordinates
5.6 Axisymmetric Stress Distributions
5.7 Rotating Discs
5.8 Stresses Around a Circular Hole in a Plate Subjected to Equal Biaxial Tension-Compression (Pure Shear in the 45° Direction)
5.9 Stress Concentration Around a Circular Hole in a Plate Subjected to Uniaxial Tension
5.10 Concluding Remarks
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CHAPTER 6 TORSION OF BARS
6.1 Torsion of Bars in Strength of Materials
6.2 Warping
6.3 Prandtl's Stress Function
6.4 Torque
6.5 Bars of Circular and Elliptical Cross-Sections
6.6 Thin-Walled Structures in Torsion
6.7 Analogies
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CHAPTER 7 BENDING OF BARS
7.1 Bending Theory in Strength of Materials
7.2 Elasticity Formulation of Bending of Bars
7.3 Stress Resultants and Shear Centre
7.4 Bending of a Bar of a Circular Cross-Section
7.5 Bending of a Bar of an Elliptical Cross-Section
7.6 Analogies
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CHAPTER 8 THE STATE SPACE METHOD OF 3D ELASTICITY
8.1 Concept of State and State Variables
8.2 Solution for a Linear Time-Invariant System
8.3 Calculation of e[A]t
8.4 Solution of Linear Time-Variant System
8.5 State Variable Equation of Elasticity
8.6 Application of State Space Method
8.7 Conclusions
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CHAPTER 9 BENDING OF PLATES
9.1 Love-KirchhoffHypotheses
9.2 The Displacement Fields
9.3 Strains and Generalised Strains
9.4 Bending Moments
9.5 The Governing Equation
9.6 Generalised Forces
9.7 Boundary Conditions
9.8 Rectangular Plates
9.9 Circular Plates
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CHAPTER 10 ENERGY PRINCIPLES
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Work, Strain Energy and Strain Complementary Energy
10.3 Principle of Virtual Work
10.4 Application of the Principle of Virtual Work
10.5 The Reciprocal Law of Betti
10.6 Principle of Minimum Potential Energy
10.7 Principle of Virtual Complementary Work
10.8 Principle of Minimum Complementary Energy
10.9 Castigliano's Theorems
10.10 Application of the Principles of Minimum Strain Energy
10.11 Rayleigh-Ritz Method
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CHAPTER 11 SPECIAL TOPICS FOR ELASTICITY
11.1 Thermal Elasticity
11.2 Propagation of Elastic Waves
11.3 Strength Theory, Crack and Fracture
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本书主要介绍弹性力学的经典内容和作者的*新研究成果,整个结构体系综合了北京理工大学和英国曼彻斯特大学多年来在弹性力学教学中的大纲、内容和成果。为适应当前高等教育对双语教学的发展需求,本书内容的安排和撰写参考了相关专业的经典著作和*新教研成果。
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