1 Kinematics -- 2 Balance Relations of Mechanics -- 3 Balance Relations of Thermodynamics -- 4 Objectivity -- 5 Classical Theories of Continuum Mechanics -- 6 Experimental Observation and Mathematical Modelling -- 7 General Theory of Mechanical Material Behaviour -- 8 Dual Variables -- 9 Elasticity -- 10 Viscoelasticity -- 11 Plasticity -- 12 Viscoplasticity -- 13 Constitutive Models in Thermomechanics -- References.
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This treatise attempts to portray the ideas and general principles of the theory of materials within the framework of phenomenological continuum mechanics. It is a well-written mathematical introduction to classical continuum mechanics and deals with concepts such as elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity in nonlinear materials. The aim of a general theory of material behaviour is to provide a classified range of possibilities from which a user can select the constitutive model that applies best. The book will be invaluable to graduate students of materials science in engineering and in physics.