Computational Continuum Mechanics

An updated and expanded edition of the popular guide to basic continuum mechanics and computational techniques  

This updated third edition of the popular reference covers state-of-the-art computational techniques for basic continuum mechanics modeling of both small and large deformations. Approaches to developing complex models are described in detail, and numerous examples are presented demonstrating how computational algorithms can be developed using basic continuum mechanics approaches. 

The integration of geometry and analysis for the study of the motion and behaviors of materials under varying conditions is an increasingly popular approach in continuum mechanics, and absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) is rapidly emerging as the best way to achieve that integration. At the same time, simulation software is undergoing significant changes which will lead to the seamless fusion of CAD, finite element, and multibody system computer codes in one computational environment. Computational Continuum Mechanics, Third Edition is the only book to provide in-depth coverage of the formulations required to achieve this integration.

• Provides detailed coverage of the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF), a popular new approach to the integration of geometry and analysis
• Provides detailed coverage of the floating frame of reference (FFR) formulation, a popular well-established approach for solving small deformation problems
• Supplies numerous examples of how complex models have been developed to solve an array of real-world problems
• Covers modeling of both small and large deformations in detail
• Demonstrates how to develop computational algorithms using basic continuum mechanics approaches 

Computational Continuum Mechanics, Third Edition is designed to function equally well as a text for advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students and as a working reference for researchers, practicing engineers, and scientists working in computational mechanics, bio-mechanics, computational biology, multibody system dynamics, and other fields of science and engineering using the general continuum mechanics theory.

Ahmed A. Shabana, PhD, is University Distinguished Professor and the Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Shabana is the author of several books and serves on the Editorial Board of several journals. He served as the Chair of the ASME Design Engineering Division, the Founding Chair of the ASME Technical Committee on Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics, and the Founding Chair of the ASME International Conference of Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control. Professor Shabana is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE International). He has received several awards, including the Humboldt Prize, the Fulbright Research Scholar Award, the ASME D'Alembert Award, and Honorary Doctorate, Honorary Professorship, and Best Paper Awards, as well as several teaching and research awards from the University of Illinois at Chicago.