Introduction to Coupled Theories in Solid Mechanics

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-898621-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 194 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 1515 g

The coupled response of solid materials to multiple fields, such as deformation, heat, electricity, and magnetism, plays a crucial role in modern engineering applications, from soft robotics to energy storage. Advancing theoretical models and numerical implementations for these coupled behaviours in solids is a challenging and exciting frontier in mechanics.

This textbook introduces some foundational coupled theories in solid mechanics by starting from fundamental principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, and electrodynamics, and specializing to model particular 'smart materials'. Numerous representative simulations are provided, demonstrating key coupled behaviours and engineering applications for each theory.

The large deformation coupled theories discussed in this book have been numerically implemented in the open-source finite element program FEniCS, and representative simulations which illustrate key coupled behaviors are presented for each theory. The FEniCS codes for the representative simulations shown in this book are available online on the book's companion website:.

Ideal for graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers, Introduction to Coupled Theories in Solid Mechanics serves as both an introduction to the field and a foundational resource for building the coupled theories and simulation tools of the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anand, Lallit

Stewart, Eric M.

Chester, Shawn A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part I - Finite Elasticity of Elastomeric Materials

- 1: Finite elasticity of elastomeric materials

- 2: Numerical implementation of finite elasticity

- 3: Representative simulations

- Part II - Viscoelasticity of Elastomeric Materials

- 4: Viscoelasticity of elastomeric materials

- 5: Numerical implementation of the viscoelasticity theory

- 6: Representative simulations

- Part III - Thermoelasticity of Elastomeric Materials

- 7: Thermoelasticity of elastomeric materials

- 8: Numerical implementation of thermoelasticity of elastomeric materials

- 9: Representative simulations

- Part IV - Poroelasticity of Elastomeric Gels

- 10: Poroelasticity of elastomeric gels

- 11: Numerical implementation of poroelasticity of elastomeric gels

- 12: Representative simulations

- Part V - Thermally-Responsive Elastomeric Gels

- 13: Thermally responsive elastomeric gels

- 14: Numerical implementation of theory for thermally responsive gels

- 15: Representative simulations

- Part VI - Cahn-Hilliard Theory for Species Diffusion Coupled with Elastic Deformations

- 16: Cahn-Hilliard theory for species diffusion and phase segregation

- 17: Coupled chemo-mechanical theory for species diffusion and phase segregation

- 18: Numerical implementation of the coupled chemo-mechanical theory

- 19: Representative simulations

- Part VII - Electro-Elasticity of Dielectric Elastomers

- 20: Electroelasticity of dielectric elastomers

- 21: Numerical implementation of the theory for dielectric elastomers

- 22: Representative simulations

- Part VIII - Electro-Viscoelasticity of Dielectric Elastomers

- 23: Electro-viscoelasticity of dielectric elastomers

- 24: Numerical implementation of the electro-viscoelasticity theory

- 25: Representative simulations for dielectric viscoelastomers

- Part IX - Electro-Chemo-Elasticity of Ionic Polymers

- 26: Electro-chemo-elasticity of ionic polymers

- 27: Numerical implementation of theory for ionic polymers

- 28: Representative simulations

- Part X - Magneto-Elasticity of Hard-Magnetic Soft-Elastomers

- 29: Magneto-viscoelasticity of hard-magnetic soft-elastomers

- 30: Numerical implementation of the theory

- 31: Representative simulations

- Part XI - Magneto-Elasticity of Soft-Magnetic Soft-Elastomers

- 32: Magneto-viscoelasticity of soft-magnetic soft-elastomers

- 33: Numerical implementation of the theory for s-MREs

- 34: Representative simulations

- Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Lallit Anand received his undergraduate degree from IIT Kharagpur and his doctorate from Brown University. After a few years in industry at U.S. Steel's Fundamental Research Laboratory, he joined the MIT faculty, where he is currently the Rohsenow Professor of Mechanical Engineering. The honors he has received include: ICES Eric Reissner Medal, 1992; ASME Fellow, 2003; Khan International Plasticity Medal, 2007; IIT Kharagpur Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2011; ASME Drucker Medal, 2014; MIT Den Hartog Distinguished Educator Award, 2017; Brown University Engineering Alumni Medal, 2018; SES Prager Medal, 2018; and SES Fellow, 2024. He was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2018.

Eric M. Stewart obtained a B.S in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2018. He then obtained M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 2021 and 2025, where he was a recipient of the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. He joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati in 2025, where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

Shawn A. Chester obtained his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from NJIT, and his PhD from MIT. After a postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he joined the faculty at NJIT. He is the recipient of several honors and awards, including an NSF CAREER award, the ASME Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award, the Newark College of Engineering Rising Star Research Award, and the NJIT Excellence in Research Award.