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Foundations of Solid Mechanics by Y. C. Fung
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1) Prototypes of the theory of elasticity and viscoelasticity
2) Tensor analysis
3) Stress tensor
4) Analysis of strain
5) Conservation Laws
6) Elastic and plastic behavior of materials
7) Linear elasticity
8) Solutions of problems in elasticity by potentials
9) Two-dimensional problems in elasticity
10) Variational Calculus, energy theorems, saint-venant's principle
11) Hamilton's principle, wave propagation, applications of generalized coordinates
12) Elasticity and thermodynamics
13) Irreversible thermodynamics and viscoelasticity
14) Thermoelasticity
15) Viscoelasticity
16) Finite deformation
I like this book a lot. I have not found Timoshenko very helpful so far, though I expect it will be more helpful later in the course. Fung goes through the tensor formalism, while Timoshenko only has one page on it.
I really like the style and language of the book. It strikes a good balance between the "formal" and "familiar" style. There are plenty of figures and they are well done. The notation used in this book also matches the class notation well, though not perfectly.
My main reason for recommending this book is its readability and clarity. I also think its difficulty level matches the class better than any other books I have looked at so far.
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