Download or read book Elasticity and Plasticity of Large Deformations written by Albrecht Bertram and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-03 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This careful and detailed introduction to non-linear continuum mechanics and to elasticity and platicity, with a unique mathematical foundation, starts right from the basics. The general theory of mechanical behaviour is particularized for the broad and important classes of elasticity and plasticity. Brings the reader to the forefront of today's knowledge. A list of notations and an index help the reader finding specific topics.