Peridynamic Theory and Its Applications

From the book reviews: "The book is very interesting from the methodical viewpoint, presenting a comparatively new theory of solid mechanics, accompanying the text by many examples, which can be useful to students studying the novel approaches to solid mechanics and related topics, and also to their teachers preparing lectures and practical works." (I. A. Parinov, zbMATH, Vol. 1295, 2014)

• Introduction.- Peridynamic Theory.- Peridynamics for Local Interactions.- Peridynamics for Isotropic Materials.- Peridynamics for Laminated Composite Materials.- Damage Prediction.- Numerical Solution Methods.- Benchmark Problems.- Nonimpact Problems.- Impact Problems.- Coupling of the Peridynamic Theory and Finite Element Methods.- Peridynamic Thermal Diffusion.- Fully Coupled Peridynamic Thermomechanics.