Structures and Granular Solids: From Scientific Principles to Engineering Applications: An International Conference in Celebration of the 60th Birthda

ISBN-13: 9780415475945 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 340 str.

Jian-Fei Chen;J.Y. Ooi;J.G. Teng

Opis

This volume features 29 invited papers presented at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 1-2 July 2008 by colleagues, collaborators, students and friends of
Professor J. Michael Rotter (FREng, FRSE, FICE, FASCE, FIStructE, FIEAust) in honour of his 60th birthday.

The articles published in this volume will be of great value to readers as it contains contributions from the world’s leading experts in their fields. These fields
include failure investigations, structural design of buildings, collapse and buckling of shells, structural design of silos, residual stresses in aluminium sheets due
to welding, fundamental aspects of granular solids as well as flow and pressures in silos, novel models for concrete behaviour and strengthening structures using
advanced fibre reinforced polymer composites. The topics involve static conditions, vibration, seismic responses and behaviour of structures under fire. They
range from fundamental research to innovations in teaching of structural mechanics.

This book will be of interest to practising engineers, researchers and postgraduate students working in the fields of structural engineering, construction materials,
mining, chemical and process engineering. The application areas of this knowledge are equally wide, so it will prove to be a valuable resource to consulting
companies, government departments, research and development organisations, professional bodies and construction contractors.

Spis treści

Preface, Organising committee, Biographical note on Prof. J.M. Rotter, Structures, stability, silos and granular solids: a personal adventure, Bulk solids flow and loading, Silos and shell structures, Mechanics of materials and structures, Author index

O autorze

Jian-Fei Chen, J.Y. Ooi, J.G. Teng