Continuum Mechanics and Linear Elasticity

Ciprian D. Coman is currently a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing and Engineering at the University of Huddersfield in the UK. A seasoned applied mathematician with over two decades of professional experience, Dr. Coman has held academic positions at various universities in the UK (Leicester, Glasgow, Nottingham), as well as in several industrial organisations (Institute of Solid Mechanics of the Romanian Academy, Schlumberger Ltd, and National Physical Laboratory/UK). His main research interests are in the areas of theoretical and applied mechanics, with a special focus on mathematical modelling involving differential equations and singular perturbation techniques, elastic stability problems, and the micromechanics of particulate solids. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and has co-authored over 25 technical reports.

Elements of continuum mechanics.- Kinematics.- Balance laws.- Constitutive behaviour.- Linear elasticity.- General boundary-value problems.- Compatibility conditions and the Cesaro-Volterra path integral.- The semi-inverse method and simple applications.- Two-dimensional approximations.- Saint-Venant’s torsion theory for slender beams.