From the classroom to cutting-edge research labs, solid mechanics is evolving into a deeper, more precise science. Engineers and scientists are uncovering the hidden rules behind material strength, ...

Introduction to the formulation and implementation of inelastic constitutive relations for solids. Viscoelasticity, rate-independent plasticity, viscoplasticity. State variable descriptions and ...

The advent of the touchscreen/capacitive sensing has many engineers wondering: Is the mechanical switch obsolete? How about the mechanical relay? There are many good ...