The classical part of this book is a revision of "Foundations of Solid Mechanics", with a much-expanded discussion on the theories of plasticity and large elastic deformation with finite strains. The computational part is all new and aims to solve major linear and nonlinear boundary-value problems.

Tensor analysis; stress tensor; analysis of strain; conservation laws; elastic and plastic behaviour of materials; linearized theory of elasticity; solutions of problems in linearized theory of elasticity by potentials; two-dimensional problems in linearized theory of elasticity; variational calculus, energy theorems, Saint-Venant's principle; Hamilton's principle, wave propagation, applications of generalized co-ordinates; elasticity and thermodynamics; irreversible thermodynamics and viscoelasticity; thermoelasticity; viscoelasticity; large deformation; incremental approach to solving some nonlinear problems; finite element methods; mixed and hybrid formulations; finite element methods for plates and shells; finite element modelling of nonlinear elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, viscoplasticity and creep.