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r. o. davis is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Hb&-pR@e\?
a. p. s. selvadurai is Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics q^}QwJw
at McGill University. Both authors are dedicated educators and researchers I}oxwc
in the fields of geotechnical engineering and geomechanics with a combined x Lht6%o*
experience exceeding 50 years. They are joint authors of the well-received Elasticity >L$g ;(g
and Geomechanics published in 1996 by Cambridge University Press, and (Bs0 /C
Professor Selvadurai is also the author of the two-volume monograph Partial 0 ZQ|W%tS
Differential Equations in Mechanics (2000). G'c!82;,?
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Plasticity theory is widely used to describe the behaviour of soil and rock in x7 $U
many engineering situations. Plasticity and Geomechanics presents a concise zjd]65P
introduction to the general subject of plasticity with a particular emphasis on rg
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applications in geomechanics. Metal plasticity is described and elementary dP0!?J Y
theories are discussed before attention is focused specifically on geomaterials. @D K,ka(
The greater part of the book is devoted to the classical aspects of plasticity, w?kdM1T
particularly the use of upper and lower bound theorems and slip line theory. * LJN 2;
Critical state theory is introduced and Cam Clay is described in detail. (n7 v $A
Derived from the authors’ own lecture notes, this book is written with students r.M8#YL
firmly in mind; the main body of the work is concerned with applications, while =]x FHw8A
the more theoretical aspects such as proofs of theorems are placed in appendices. W 2h^ShG
Excessive use of mathematical methods is avoided in the main body of the text pK O\tkMJ
and, where possible, physical interpretations are given for important concepts. *,1^{mb
In this way the authors present a clear introduction to the complex ideas and PQAN ,d
concepts of plasticity as well as demonstrating how this developing subject is W&`_cGoP
of critical importance to geomechanics and geotechnical engineering. ^! ^8]u<Q
Although entirely self-contained, this book constitutes a companion volume xy `aR< L
to the acclaimed Elasticity and Geomechanics by the same authors, and will %)_R>. >
appeal to students and researchers in the fields of civil, mechanical, material kK!An!9 C
and geological engineering. It may be used as a text for senior-level undergraduate \XwXs 5"G
and graduate courses in soil mechanics, foundation engineering and \2i4]V
geomechanics.
