Download or read book The Mechanical Properties of Matter written by Alan Cottrell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1964-01-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect gase [sic.] -- Condensed states of matter -- Structure of crystals -- Elasticity -- Elastic stress distributions -- Waves and vibrations in solids -- Fluidity and viscosity -- Surfaces -- Plastic crystals -- Plasticity -- Fracture of solids -- Fluid mechanics.