This self-contained text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students is devoted to classical quasistatic problems of rate-independent plasticity theory. It discusses the finite element method for
This expanded second edition presents in one text the concepts and processes covered in statics and mechanics of materials curricula following a systematic, topically integrated approach. Building on
Following a granular, topically integrated approach, this book methodically combines the essentials of rigid-body statics and deformable body mechanics of materials into a single, comprehensive text,
