本书是弹性理论世界名著和经典教材。全书14章,包括绪论、平面应力和平面应变、直角坐标中的二维问题、极坐标中的二维问题、一般定理、简单的三维弹性问题、扭转、杆的弯曲、回转体中的轴对称应力和变形、热应力、弹性固体介质中波的传播。*后有一附录,讲述差分方程在弹性理论中的应用。书中附有习题供读者练习,还附有大量注释文献引导读者对相关问题作更为深入的研究。
本书可作为高等院校弹性力学课程的英文教科书或教学参考书,也是科研与工程技术人员值得珍藏的世界名著。

Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Notation
Chapter 1 Introduction
1. Elasticity
2. Stress
3. Notation for Forces and Stresses
4. Componts of Stress
5. Components of Strain
6. Hooke's Law
7. Index 's Law
problems
Chapter 2 Plane Stress and Plane Strain
8. Plane Stree
9. Plane Stain
10. Stress at a Point
11. Strain at a Point
12. Measurement of Surface Strains
13.Construction of Mohr Strain Circle for Strain Rosette
14.Differential Epuations of Equilibrium
15. Boundary Conditions
16. Compatibility Equations
17 Stress Function
18 Stree Function
Problems
Chapter 3 Two dimensional Problems in Rectangular Coordinates
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Chapter 4 Two-dimensional Problems in Polar Coordinates
Chapter 5 Photoelastic and Moire Experimental Methods
Chapter 6 Two-dimensional Problems in Curvilinear Coordinates
Chapter 7 Analysis of Stress and Strain in Three Dimensions
Chapter 8 General Theorems
Chapter 9 Elementary Problems of Elasticity in Three Dimensions
Chapter 10 Torsion
Chapter 11 Bending of Bars
Chapter 12 Axisymmetric Stress and Deformation in a Solid of Revolution
Chapter 13 Thermal Stress
Chapter 14 The Propagation of Waves in Elastic Solid Media
Appendix The Application of Finite differience Equations in Elaticity
Name Inedx
Subject Index

本书特色:
是弹性理论世界名著和经典教材。
作者的宗旨是:把弹性理论中必要的基本知识以简明易懂的方式传授给工程师们。
叙述由浅入深,物理概念清晰,数学推导力求浅显。
重视工程应用,汇集了不少实际应用中极为重要的弹性理论典型解例。
附有习题供读者练习,还附有大量注释文献引导读者对相关问题作更深入的研究。