Classical and Computational Solid Mechan (Advanced Series in Engineering Science) [Paperback]

Y. C. Fung (Author), Pin Tong (Author)

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ISBN-10: 9810241240 | ISBN-13: 978-9810241247 | Publication Date: June 2001

Written for engineers and engineering scientists, this book gives first priority to the formulation of problems, presenting the classical results as the gold standard, and the numerical approach as a tool for obtaining solutions. The classical part is a revision of the text "Foundations of Solid Mechanics", with a much-expanded discussion on the theories of plasticity and large elastic deformation with finite strains. The computational part is all new and aims to solve major linear and nonlinear boundary-value problems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 952 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9810241240
• ISBN-13: 978-9810241247
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fung's Solid Mechanics, January 21, 2007

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This review is from: Classical and Computational Solid Mechan (Advanced Series in Engineering Science) (Paperback)

I was an acquaintance of Professor Y.C. "Burt" Fung when he wrote his classic Solid Mechanics book - "Foundations of Solid Mechanics." He had just left Cal Tech to work in the field of Biomechanics at UC San Diego. This book contains much of the same material, updated to the present time, with very nice historical writings about the founders of Solid Mechanics. This is an excellent reference for anyone that considers themself a solid mechaniker.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bible for solid mechanics, December 15, 2002

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This review is from: Classical and Computational Solid Mechan (Advanced Series in Engineering Science) (Paperback)

A great bible in solid mechanics created by 2 excellent masters from China, which have fundamantal contributions to contemperary mechanics and FEM.
In first part, you will read the complete methodology in classic solid mech. While in second part, the outline of FEM has been demonstrated clearly.

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality, January 26, 2010

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My professor was new to teaching and, coupled with his heavy Chinese accent, it soon became obvious that a book would be necessary for me to learn and understand the material in this class. So I purchased two books before acquiring this one, and this one is by far the best of them all. It explains everything in detail and rarely skips steps when deriving an equation and always states the assumptions upon which that equation is derived. I have not read the entire book - probably about half - but the portions I have read explained concepts in a non-boring, easy-to-understand way. This book helped me a lot in class and, after the end of the course, I decided to keep it for future reference rather than sell it. This is a good book. Buy it!