Elasticity and Plasticity of Large Deformations
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5gYv CW&~ ~(OG3`W! This book is based on the lecture notes of courses given by the author over the
82l$]W 4 last decade at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg and the Technical
{Z0(V"Q University of Berlin. Since the author is concerned with researching material theory
]Jz2[F"J and, in particular, elasto-plasticity, these courses were intended to bring the
#d2XVpO[0 students close to the frontiers of today's knowledge in this particular field, an
!_C*2+f opportunity now offered also to the reader.
jD1/`g% The reader should be familiar with vectors and matrices, and with the basics of
q#B=PZ'NA calculus and analysis. Concerning mechanics, the book starts right from the beginning
<ZO"0oz % without assuming much knowledge of the subject. Hence, the text should
P0VXHE1p be generally comprehensible to all engineers, physicists, mathematicians, and
f]%:.N~1w others.
$`,10uw At the beginning of each new section, a brief Comment on the Literature contains
=j XBF. recommendations for further reading. Throughout the text we quote only the
`Y>'*4a\ important contributions to the subject matter. We are far from being complete or
U:"X * exhaustive in our references, and we apologise to any colleagues not mentioned in
g<pr(7jO spite of their important contributions to the particular items.
_ p%=RIR It is intended to indicate any corrections to this text on our website
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4Ym5 http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/ifme/l-festigkeit/elastoplasti.html uF,F<% d along with remarks from the readers, who are encouraged to send their frank criticisms,
LK\L}<;1V comments and suggestions to
/9T .]H ~ bertram@mb.uni-magdeburg.de.
