Preface to the English-Language Edition
This book was written based on the course of lectures given by the authors for many
years to students of industrial and military universities of the Soviet Union and
post-Soviet Russia. It also reflects the experience of the authors’ work at academic
institutes of the USSR.
The book was published in Russian by “Lan,” St. Petersburg, in 2017. Since
then, the authors and the publisher have received several opinions of students,
post-graduates, and colleagues indicating the relevance of translating the book into
foreign languages and publishing it abroad.
The first step in implementing these wishes was a translation into the Vietnamese
language on the initiative of Mr. Le Quang Hoa and colleagues from the Hanoi
Technical University. Knowing that about 100 million people communicate in
Vietnamese in the modern world, the authors supported this initiative.
Unlike the first edition, the proposed English version of the book includes revised
sections highlighting the history and development of the mechanics of deformable
solid bodies. Materials whose utility is regarded as low have been removed. The
book design has also been modified taking into account the Springer’s rules.
When writing this book, the authors intended to help students in mastering the
methods of elasticity and plasticity theories, by demonstrating their use with practically important examples and preparing readers for the conscious use of multiple
computer programs for analysis of engineering structures. Research methods used
in the book require the knowledge of mathematics and the strength of materials in
the scope of the university training program.
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Antonina Molotnikov
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Valentin Molotnikov
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This book was written based on the course of lectures given by the authors for many
years to students of industrial and military universities of the Soviet Union and
post-Soviet Russia. It also reflects the experience of the authors’ work at academic
institutes of the USSR.
The book was published in Russian by “Lan,” St. Petersburg, in 2017. Since
then, the authors and the publisher have received several opinions of students,
post-graduates, and colleagues indicating the relevance of translating the book into
foreign languages and publishing it abroad.
The first step in implementing these wishes was a translation into the Vietnamese
language on the initiative of Mr. Le Quang Hoa and colleagues from the Hanoi
Technical University. Knowing that about 100 million people communicate in
Vietnamese in the modern world, the authors supported this initiative.
Unlike the first edition, the proposed English version of the book includes revised
sections highlighting the history and development of the mechanics of deformable
solid bodies. Materials whose utility is regarded as low have been removed. The
book design has also been modified taking into account the Springer’s rules.
When writing this book, the authors intended to help students in mastering the
methods of elasticity and plasticity theories, by demonstrating their use with practically important examples and preparing readers for the conscious use of multiple
computer programs for analysis of engineering structures. Research methods used
in the book require the knowledge of mathematics and the strength of materials in
the scope of the university training program.
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Antonina Molotnikov
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Valentin Molotnikov
ix