Elasticity and Plasticity of Large Deformations
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3 K q /V_ V9cj This book is based on the lecture notes of courses given by the author over the
VxE;tJ>1 last decade at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg and the Technical
[fY7| University of Berlin. Since the author is concerned with researching material theory
5Q: %f and, in particular, elasto-plasticity, these courses were intended to bring the
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eI%k xqc The reader should be familiar with vectors and matrices, and with the basics of
!_oR/) calculus and analysis. Concerning mechanics, the book starts right from the beginning
]YOWCFAQot without assuming much knowledge of the subject. Hence, the text should
&Lbwx&!0b be generally comprehensible to all engineers, physicists, mathematicians, and
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2`A[< S recommendations for further reading. Throughout the text we quote only the
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<9c{Kt.5( spite of their important contributions to the particular items.
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U }I#; *F http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/ifme/l-festigkeit/elastoplasti.html (iIzoEpb8W along with remarks from the readers, who are encouraged to send their frank criticisms,
o_5[}d comments and suggestions to
A`"?~_pHC bertram@mb.uni-magdeburg.de.
