Contents Preface / i Abstract / v Chapter 1 Scientific significance and strategic position of the discipline of solid mechanics 1 1.1 Definition and scientific significance of the discipline of solid mechanics 1 1.2 Strategic position of the discipline of solid mechanics 3 Chapter 2 Characteristics and development pattern of the discipline of solid mechanics 9 2.1 Characteristics of the discipline of solid mechanics 9 2.2 Development pattern of the discipline of solid mechanics 11 Chapter 3 Current development and trends of solid mechanics 15 3.1 Overall current development of solid mechanics 15 3.2 Trends in solid mechanics and unsolved important problems 58 3.3 New mission and opportunities of solid mechanics 136 Chapter 4 Key problems and priority directions of solid mechanics 153 4.1 Key problems of solid mechanics in the next five to ten years 153 4.2 Priority directions of solid mechanics in the next five to ten years 176 4.3 Current priority development directions of solid mechanics 190 4.4 Emerging leading research directions 202 Chapter 5 Supporting measures and policy recommendations for future development of solid mechanics 214 5.1 Strengthening top-level strategic design and promoting focused results 215 5.2 Implementing talent classification and evaluation systems and establishing diverse funding mechanisms 216 Strategies for Academic Discipline Development in China: Solid Mechanics 5.3 Actively establishing leading disciplinary areas and striving to eliminate disciplinary inequality 216 5.4 Facilitating international cooperation and exchange as well as taking a leading role 217 References 219 Appendix 1 Questionnaire information 226 Appendix 2 Bibliometric information 228 Keyword index 230