Continuum Mechanics: Constitutive Modeling of Structural and Biological Materials

Capaldi, Franco

ISBN 10: 1107011817 / ISBN 13: 9781107011816

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2012

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1st edition. 350 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Continuum Mechanics: Constitutive Modeling of Structural and Biological Materials
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107011817
• ISBN 13: 9781107011816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.89 kilograms

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Synopsis

This is a modern textbook for courses in continuum mechanics. It provides both the theoretical framework and the numerical methods required to model the behaviour of continuous materials. This self-contained textbook is tailored for advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate students with numerous step-by-step derivations and worked-out examples. The author presents both the general continuum theory and the mathematics needed to apply it in practice. The derivation of constitutive models for ideal gases, fluids, solids and biological materials, and the numerical methods required to solve the resulting differential equations, are also detailed. Specifically, the text presents the theory and numerical implementation for the finite difference and the finite element methods in the Matlab® programming language. It includes thirteen detailed Matlab® programs illustrating how constitutive models are used in practice.

About the Author

Professor Franco M. Capaldi received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at Sandia National Labs before joining the faculty at Drexel University. In 2006 he became an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Merrimack College. His research focuses on the modeling of biological and polymeric materials at various length scales.