Plasticity and Geomechanics [Hardcover]

R. O. Davis (Author), A. P. S. Selvadurai (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 18, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0521818303 | ISBN-13: 978-0521818308

Plasticity and Geomechanics is a concise introduction to the general subject of plasticity with a particular emphasis on applications in geomechanics. Derived from the authors' lecture notes, this book is written with students firmly in mind. Excessive use of mathematical methods is avoided and, where possible, physical interpretations are given for important concepts. The authors present a clear introduction to the complex ideas and concepts of plasticity and demonstrate how this developing subject is of critical importance to geomechanics and geotechnical engineering.

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"This book will be very beneficial to students who wish to go beyond Mohr-Coulomb criteria and delve into plasticity to understand the behavior of geomaterials at more fundamental levels.... Highly recommended." Choice

Book Description

Plasticity and Geomechanics presents a concise introduction to the general subject of plasticity with a particular emphasis on applications in geomechanics. Derived from the authors' own lecture notes, excessive use of mathematical methods is avoided in the main body of the text and where possible, physical interpretations are given for important concepts. This book therefore complements Elasticity and Geomechanics by the same authors and will appeal to graduate students and researchers in the fields of soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and geomechanics

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521818303
• ISBN-13: 978-0521818308
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A rather complementary book, May 19, 2011

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This review is from: Plasticity and Geomechanics (Paperback)

I have some experience in plasticity theory and studied all chapters of this book in detail, except 5 and 6 to which I have given a rather cursory reading. In conformity with the "Book description" supplied by Amazon.com, it will be fair to say that I have gained some new insight. But one must equally be careful against misguiding. This is especially so in Chapter 4, where the main ingredients of plastic flow and deformation are presented. Unfortunately in most of the books, the perfect plasticity is visualized through the simple uniaxial stress-strain diagram where no elastic strain increment is possible after yielding. But in case of dimension more than 1, the converse is true and some elastic part in strain increment is almost inevitable. Thus the one dimensional visualization is totally insufficient and misguiding the inexperienced reader's imagination. This book is no exception in this in this regard. I beg to be excused in qualifying the presentation in chapter 4 as unsatisfactory on this and many other reasons. The treatment of strain hardening, which is handled only through the Cam-Clay example in Chapter 7, is also and obviously insufficient even for an introductory book like this.

But at many other places one can find insightful explanations and comments, even including the very basic chapter 1. Yet the reader should stand always keen and careful against any misguiding. I would recommend this book rather as a supplement to gain acquaintance with some different and fresh views both in plasticity theory and Critical State soil mechanics. For the second, consulting also the books of David Muir and John Atkinson is inevitable. John Atkinson, especially, is the master of verbal insightful explanations and presentation according to my idea and taste.