Kachanov (mathematics and mechanics, Leningrad University) sets out the fundamentals of the plastic deformation of metals at normal temperatures, as applied to the strength of machines and structures, and considers problems associated with the special nature of the plastic state. Familiarity with the fundamentals of strength of materials and elasticity theory is assumed. The book contains chapter problems, making it appropriate as a text for advanced engineering students. This is an unabridged republication of Foundations of the Theory of Plasticity, originally published by North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1971. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
