Emphasises the power of mathematics to provide quantitative insights across the whole area of solid mechanics; accessible and comprehensive.
List of illustrationsModelling solids 1Linear elastostatics 28Linear elastodynamics 103Approximate theories 150Nonlinear elasticity 215Asymptotic analysis 245Fracture and contact 287Plasticity 328More general theories 378Epilogue 426App Orthogonal curvilinear coordinates 428References 440Index 442