MECHANICS OF FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Conventional books on the mechanics of materials treat elastic deformations of solids through one-dimensional models for the extension of rods, torsion of shafts and bending of beams. In functional materials, mechanical, thermal, electric and magnetic fields interact among themselves, and therefore, need a more comprehensive model. This book presents a systematic treatment of the three-dimensional theories for these coupled phenomena and the corresponding one-dimensional models for extension, torsion and bending. This book adopts a mixed approach by devoting the first half of the book to the development of the three-dimensional theories of elastic, thermal, electric and magnetic fields as well as their interactions in dielectrics, conductors and semiconductors. The remainder of the book presents the one-dimensional models for extension, torsion and bending systematically. Related Link(s) Elastic, thermal, electric and magnetic interactions in solids Sample Chapter(s) Preface Chapter 5: Extension of Rods Contents: Mechanics of Materials and Elasticity Heat Conduction and Thermoelasticity Electricity and Magnetism Piezoelectric and Piezomagnetic Effects Extension of Rods Torsion of Shafts Bending of Beams Readership: University professors and graduate students, and research and development engineers in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering.