Anisotropic Elasticity

Elasticity is the property of a material to return to its original shape after forces applied to change its shape are removed. Homogenous materials, such as rubber bands, are said to be isotropic, and the mechanics of isotropic materials are easy to study and their problems easy to solve. This book, however, is the first text to deal with the problems of conmposite, or anisotropic materials and their elasticity.