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Stress concentrations and fracture
In 1898 G. Kirsch derived the solution for the stress distribution around…
The general theory of elasticity
Linear elasticity as a general three-dimensional theory began to be developed in…
Beams, columns, plates, and shells
The 1700s and early 1800s were a productive period during which the…
Concepts of stress, strain, and elasticity
The English scientist Robert Hooke discovered in 1660, but published only in…
Mechanics of solids
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