This special issue of ZAMP is published to honor Paul M. Naghdi for his contributions to mechanics over the last forty years and more. It is offered in celebrat

The Science and Technology of Flexible Packaging: Multilayer Films from Resin and Process to End Use, Second Edition provides a comprehensive guide on plastic f

The optimal control of flexible structures is an active area of research. The main body of work in this area is concerned with the control of time-dependent dis

This book traces the evolution of theory of structures and strength of materials - the development of the geometrical thinking of the Renaissance to become the

These lecture notes cover numerous elements of configurational mechanics, including mathematical foundations, linear and nonlinear elasticity and continuum mech