Solid mechanics is one of the important branches of physical science concerned with the deformation and motion of continuous solid media under applied external loadings such as forces, displacements, and accelerations that result in inertial force in the bodies, thermal changes, chemical interactions, electromagnetic forces, and so on.
Engineering Solid Mechanics bridges the gap between elementary approaches to strength of materials and more advanced, specialized versions on the subject. This subject provides a basic understanding of the fundamentals of elasticity and plasticity, applies these fundamentals to solve analytically a spectrum of engineering problems, and introduces advanced topics of mechanics of materials - including fracture mechanics, creep, superplasticity, fiber reinforced composites, powder compacts, and porous solids.
Solid Mechanics study also includes:
- stress and strain, equilibrium, and compatibility.
- elastic stress-strain relations.
- the elastic problem and the stress function approach to solving plane elastic problems.
- applications of the stress function solution in Cartesian and polar coordinates.
- Problems of elastic rods, plates, and shells through formulating a strain compatibility function as well as applying energy methods.
- Elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics.
- Plastic and creep deformation.
- Inelastic deformation and its applications.
