TY - BOOK AU - Chadwick Peter: TI - Continuum mechanics : : concise theory and problems SN - 9780486401805 U1 - 531 PY - 1999/// CY - Mineola, N.Y. : PB - Dover Publications, N1 - Vector and tensor theory -- ; Basic kinematics -- ; Balance laws, field equations and jump conditions -- ; Constitutive equations N2 - Written in response to the dearth of practical and meaningful textbooks in the field of fundamental continuum mechanics, this comprehensive treatment offers students and instructors an immensely useful tool. Its 115 solved problems and exercises not only provide essential practice but also systematically advance the understanding of vector and tensor theory, basic kinematics, balance laws, field equations, jump conditions, and constitutive equations ER -