A new book on mechancis by Carl T. Herakovich has been published by Springer, both as an eBook and in hard cover.
A summary of the book follows.
Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM
A History of People, Events, and Communities
http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-32312-1
The book provides a detailed history of the United States National Committee on
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) of the US National Academies,
This treatise provides a broad overview of the definitions of
fundamental quantities and methods of analysis for the use of solid materials
in structural components. The presentation is limited to the linear elastic
range of material behavior where there is a one to one relationship between
load and displacement. Fundamental
methods of analysis and typical results for structures made of elastic solid materials
subjected to axial, bending, torsion, thermal, and internal pressure loading;
The U. S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics solicits proposals to host the 18th US Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 2018. See attachment.
A limited number of travel fellowships to Beijing for ICTAM2012 will be available through the U. S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. See the attached for details.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO HOST AN
IUTAM SYMPOSIUM
or
INSTRUCTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
in 2012 or 2013
Proposals are to be submitted to:
· USNC/TAM no later than February 15, 2010
Professor Ed Berger, Univeristy of Virginia Mechanical Engineering, is featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education for his use of web technologies and, in particular, "video solutions" for teaching undergraduate mechanics courses.
Call for Papers on Education in Mechanics
22nd International Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2008)
Adelaide, Australia, August 24 – 30, 2008
ADVANCED CALL FOR PROPOSALS: IUTAM SYMPOSIUM and INSTRUCTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOLS for 2010 and 2011 (Proposals due no later than January 15, 2008)
The United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) seeks proposals from U.S. authors and institutions to host IUTAM (International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) Symposia or IUTAM Instructional Summer Schools in 2010 or 2011.
A Report of the United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM), June 2007
