Solid Mechanics and Its Applications

Part 1 -- Plates and Panels of Isotropic Materials:- 1. Equations of Linear Elasticity in Cartesian Coordinates. 2. Derivation of the Governing Equations for Isotropic Rectangular Plates. 3. Solutions to Problems of Isotropic Rectangular Plates. 4. Thermal Stress in Plates. 5. Circular Isotropic Plates. 6. Buckling of Isotropic Columns and Plates. 7. Vibrations of Isotropic Beams and Plates. 8. Theorem of Minimum Potential Energy, Hamilton's Principle and Their Applications. 9. Reissner's Variational Theorem and Its Applications. Part 2 - Plates and Panels of Composite Materials:- 10. Anisotropic Elasticity and Composite Laminate Theory. 11. Plates and Panels of Composite Materials. 12. Elastic Instability (Buckling) of Composite Plates. 13. Linear and Nonlinear Vibration of Composite Plates. 14. Energy Methods for Composite Material Structures. Part 3 - Plates and Panels of Sandwich Construction:- 15. Governing Equations for Plates and Panels of Sandwich Construction. 16. Elastic Instability (Buckling) of Sandwich Plates. 17. Structural Optimization to Obtain Minimum Weight Sandwich Panels. Part 4 - Plates Using Smart (Piezoelectric) Materials: 18. Piezoelectric Materials. 19. Piezoelectric Effects. 20. Use of Minimum Potential Energy to Analyze a Piezoelectric Beam. Author Index. Subject Index