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Elasticity for Geotechnicians [electronic resource] : A Modern Exposition of Kelvin, Boussinesq, Flamant, Cerruti, Melan, and Mindlin Problems / by Paolo Podio-Guidugli, Antonino Favata.

By: Podio-Guidugli, Paolo [author.].
Contributor(s): Favata, Antonino [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications: 204Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XVI, 178 p. 51 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319012582.Subject(s): Engineering | Mechanics | Mechanics, Applied | Engineering geology | Engineering -- Geology | Foundations | Hydraulics | Engineering | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics | MechanicsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 620.1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
About this book -- Preface -- References -- 1 One-Dimensional Paradigms -- Part I Preliminaries -- 2 Elements of Linear Elasticity -- 3 Geometric and Analytic Tools -- Part II Three Classical Problems: Flamant's, Boussinesq's, and Kelvin's -- 4 The Flamant Problem -- 5 The Boussinesq Problem -- 6 The Kelvin Problem -- Part III Three Other Problems: Melan's, Mindlin's, and Cerruti's -- 7 The Melan and Mindlin Problems -- 8 The Cerruti Problem -- Appendix -- Index of frequently used symbols -- Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book deals in a modern manner with a family of named problems from an old and mature subject, classical elasticity. These problems are formulated over either a half or the whole of a linearly elastic and isotropic two- or three-dimensional space, subject to loads concentrated at points or lines. The discussion of each problem begins with a careful examination of the prevailing symmetries, and proceeds with inverting the canonical order, in that it moves from a search for balanced stress fields to the associated strain and displacement fields. The book, although slim, is  fairly well self-contained; the only prerequisite is a reasonable familiarity with linear algebra (in particular, manipulation of vectors and tensors) and with the usual differential operators of mathematical physics (gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian); the few nonstandard notions are introduced with care. Support material for all parts of the book is found in the final Appendix.
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About this book -- Preface -- References -- 1 One-Dimensional Paradigms -- Part I Preliminaries -- 2 Elements of Linear Elasticity -- 3 Geometric and Analytic Tools -- Part II Three Classical Problems: Flamant's, Boussinesq's, and Kelvin's -- 4 The Flamant Problem -- 5 The Boussinesq Problem -- 6 The Kelvin Problem -- Part III Three Other Problems: Melan's, Mindlin's, and Cerruti's -- 7 The Melan and Mindlin Problems -- 8 The Cerruti Problem -- Appendix -- Index of frequently used symbols -- Index.

This book deals in a modern manner with a family of named problems from an old and mature subject, classical elasticity. These problems are formulated over either a half or the whole of a linearly elastic and isotropic two- or three-dimensional space, subject to loads concentrated at points or lines. The discussion of each problem begins with a careful examination of the prevailing symmetries, and proceeds with inverting the canonical order, in that it moves from a search for balanced stress fields to the associated strain and displacement fields. The book, although slim, is  fairly well self-contained; the only prerequisite is a reasonable familiarity with linear algebra (in particular, manipulation of vectors and tensors) and with the usual differential operators of mathematical physics (gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian); the few nonstandard notions are introduced with care. Support material for all parts of the book is found in the final Appendix.

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