TY - BOOK ID - 139109267 TI - Contact and crack problems in linear theory of elasticity PY - 2010 PB - [Sharjah, U.A.E.] : Bentham Science Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Elasticity. KW - Fracture mechanics. KW - Boundary value problems. KW - Contact mechanics KW - Mathematical models. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:139109267 AB - This is the first volume in the field of mechanics which presents a unified method solution of contact and crack problems for a transversely isotropic elastic body. Layered media subjected to punches and cracks are also considered.Complete descriptions of the fields of stresses and strain are given, often in terms of elementary functions. Numerical methods for solving various contact and crack problems are described and accurate numerical results are presented, as necessary bench marks.The book will be of interest to graduate students in the field of mechanical and civil engineering as well as ER -