Nonlinear Problems of Elasticity (Hardcover, 2)

Preface. - Background. - The Equations of Motion for Extensible Strings. - Elementary Problems for Elastic Strings. - Planar Steady-State Problems for Elastic Rods. - Introduction to Bifurcation Theory and it's Applications to Elasticity. - Global Bifurcation Problems for Strings and Rods. - Variational Methods. - Theory of Rods Deforming in Space. - Spatial Problems for Rods. - Axisymmetric Equilibria of Shells. - Tensors. - 3-Dimensional Continuum. - 3-Dimensional Theory of Nonlinear Elasticity. - Problems in Nonlinear Elasticity. - Large-Strain Plasticity. - General Theories of Rods. - General Theories of Shells. - Dynamical Problems. - Appendix: Topics in Linear Analysis. - Appendix: Local Nonlinear Analysis. - Appendix: Degree Theory and it's Applications. - References. - Index.