A Primer in Elasticity

Preface. I: Strain. 1. Deformation Displacement. 2. Rigid Deformations. Pure Strains. 3. Strain Measures. 4. Small Strain. 5. Simple Deformations. 6. Divergence Identities. II: Stress. 7. Forces. Balances. 8. Stress. Dynamical Processes. 9. Simple Equilibrium Solutions. Normal and Shear Forces. 10. Alternative Forms of the Basic Balance Laws. 11. Power. Stress Power. 12. Exact and Linearized Equilibrium Theories. III: Constitutive Assumptions. 13. Linearly Elastic Materials. 14. Material Symmetry. 15. Fourth-Order Tensors. 16. Problems of Classification and Representation. 17. Internal Constraints. 18. Constraints and Material Symmetries. 19. Interpretation of Material Moduli. IV: Equilibrium. 20. Classical, Strong, and Weak Formulations. 21. Variational Formulation. The Principle of Minimum Potential Energy. 22. Minimum Complementary Energy. Variational Principles. 23. Compatible Field and Boundary Operators. 24. Generalized Boundary Conditions. 25. Elastic Equilibrium with the Cauchy Relations. 26. Elastic Equilibrium in the Presence of Internal Constraints. References. Subject Index.