What is a recommended textbook for solid mechanics?

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A user is seeking recommendations for a solid mechanics textbook suitable for teaching finite element analysis, specifically covering plane stress and strain. The textbook should introduce simple tensor notation without delving into complex topics like Christoffel symbols or Jaumann stress rates. Key areas of focus include basic concepts of simple strain and stress in 3D, as well as constitutive laws, which will later be simplified to plane stress and strain. Suggestions include "Introduction to Linear Elasticity" by Gould and "Introduction to Mechanics of Solids" by Egor Paul Popov, both of which are noted for their straightforward approach to the subject matter.
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Summary: In need of a textbook on solid mechanics

Hello,

I was asked to teach a class in FE analysis (this is not the issue) for solid mechanics (and, specifically, plane stress and strain)

The issue is that some students will be deficient in solid mechanics (long story, I will have the time to help them catch up).

But I need a textbook that covers these topics

Introduction (SIMPLE tensor notation -- nothing about Christoffel symbols, etc.)
Simple strain in 3D (nothing fancy)
Simple stress (no Jaumann stress rate or anything fancy -- no Mohr's Circle, etc.): Cauchy Tetrahedron, etc.
Constitutive law in 3D (and I will reduce to plane stress and strain)

Can anyone suggest such a textbook (PDF, or notes?)
 
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I used this text way back in the '70s.
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