Continuum Mechanics through the Ages - From the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century : From Hydraulics to Plasticity /: From Hydraulics to Plasticity. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Gérard A. Maugin.
• Authors: Maugin, G. A (Gérard A.), 1944-
• Contents: Preface -- 1 Particles/Molecules vs Continuum: the Never-Ending Debate -- 2 Hydraulics: The Importance of Observations and Experiments -- 3 On Porous Media and Mixtures -- 4 Viscosity, Fast Flows and the Science of Flight -- 5 Duhem on Hydrodynamics and Elasticity -- 6 Poincaré and Hilbert on Continuum Mechanics -- 7 Viscoelasticity of Solids (Old and New) -- 8 Plasticity over 150 Years (1864-2014) -- 9 Fracture: To Crack or not to Crack. That is the Question. 10 Geometry and Continuum Mechanics -- 11 The Masters of Modern Continuum Mechanics -- 12 Epilogue -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 620.1; Engineering; Continuum mechanics -- History; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference; Continuum mechanics; Mathematics -- Applied; Science -- Mechanics -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Science -- History; Mathematical modelling; Classical mechanics; Materials science; History of science; Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; Materials; History; Science -- Mechanics -- Solids; Mechanics of solids; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319265933; 3319265938
• Related ISBNs: 9783319265919; 3319265911
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.