Preface; 1. Geometry; 2. Kinematics; 3. Stress and stress-rate measures and balance relations; 4. Continuum theories of elastoplasticity; 5. Integration of continuum constitutive equations; 6. Finite elastoplastic deformation of single crystals; 7. Finite plastic deformation of granular materials; 8. Average quantities and homogenisation models; 9. Special experimental techniques; Cited authors; Subject index.
A basic foundation for advanced graduate study and research in the mechanics of solids, first published in 2004.
Recipient of SES 2002 William Prager Medal in Solid Mechanics Recipient of ASME 2002 Nadai Medal
'This is the only book that seamlessly integrates rigorous mathematical description of finite deformations with mechanisms-based micromechanics to produce useful results with relevance to practical problems.' Zentralblatt MATH
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