This distinctive textbook aims to introduce readers to the basic structures of the mechanics of deformable bodies, with a special emphasis on the description of the elastic behavior of simple materials and structures composed by elastic beams.
"It provides an excellent introduction to the fundamentals of mechanics of continua on the basis of applied mechanics. ... The book is aimed at students and teaching staff as well as practicing civil and structural engineers. Its purpose is to handle new models, and new mechanical theories. Various applications, examples and also a number of exercises for the reader to solve independently helps to achieve this aim of the book." (Stan Chirita, zbMATH 1334.74001, 2016)