From the reviews: "The book is the second of two volumes on principles of engineering mechanics. ... The book can serve as a basis for a course and a self-study for advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate students, specializing in mechanics, engineering science, engineering physics, applied mathematics, material science, mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering. ... Interesting historical remarks are scattered throughout the text, and extensive lists of references with short annotations follow each chapter." (Boris Ivanovich Konosevich, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1113 (15), 2007)