An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

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Summary: Kalyana Babu
Review: When I took a class on Solid mechanics, during the first few lectures the instructor (who himself is quite well-known) was literally chanting "Gurtin". When I read a couple of chapters myself, I understood why my professor likes this book.

Gurtin is internationally known for his contributions to Continuum mechanics. This is a very good book. The style is very good. Many journal papers on continuum mechanics and finite elements, cite this book.

Any one who want to get a thorough introduction to continuum mechanics should have this book. This book is also highly recommended to those who are interested in nonlinear finite elements.

The only problem with book is that it is little expensive (around $115).