THE major part of this book (Chapters I, II, III and V) is not very different from what was in the first two English editions (1959 and 1970).This is a natural result of the fact that the basic equations and conclusions of elasticity theory have long since been established. .
The second edition included a chapter on the theory of dislocations in crystals, written jointly with A.M.Kosevich, which has been only slightly changed in the present edition.

Prefaces to the English editions .
Notation
I.FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS
1.The strain tensor
2.The stress tensor
3.The thermodynamics of deformation
4.Hooke‘s law
5.Homogeneous deformations
6.Deformations with change of temperature
7.The equations of equilibrium for isotropic bodies
8.Equilibrium of an elastic medium bounded by a plane
9.Solid bodies in contact
10.The elastic properties of crystals
Ⅱ.THE EQUILIBRIUM OF RODS AND PLATES
11.The energy of a bent plate
12.The equation of equilibrium for a plate
13.Longitudinal deformations of plates
14.Large deflections of plates
15.Deformations of shells
16.Torsion of rods
17.Bending of rods
18.The energy of a deformed rod
19.The equations of equilibrium, of rods
20.Small deflection of rods
21.The stability of elastic systems
Ⅲ.ELASTIC WAVES
22.Elastic waves in an isotropic medium
23.Elastic waves in crystals
24.Surface waves
25.Vibration of rods and Plates
26.Anharmonic vibrations
Ⅳ.DISLOCATIONS
27.Elastic deformation in the presence of a dislocation
28.The action of a stress field on a dislocation
29.A continuous distribution of dislocations
30.Distribution of interacting dislocations
31.Equilibrium of a crack in an elastic medium
Ⅴ.THERMAL CONDUTION AND VISCOSITY IN SOLIDS
Ⅵ.MECHANICS OF LIQUID CRYSTALS
Index