chapter 1. Fundamentals of elasto-plastic mechanics -- chapter 2. Basis of macro- and microfracture mechanics -- chapter 3. Basic mechanical properties of materials -- chapter 4. Material hardness and the size effect -- chapter 5. Testing of material fracture toughness -- chapter 6. Residual stresses in materials -- chapter 7. Creep and fatigue of metals -- chapter 8. Mechanical properties of materials in environmental media -- chapter 9. Macro- and microcomputational materials mechanics -- chapter 10. Mechanical properties of smart materials -- chapter 11. Mechanical properties of thin films -- chapter 12. Mechanical properties of polymer materials -- chapter 13. Ceramics and the mechanical properties of ceramic coating materials -- chapter 14. Mechanical properties of composite materials.