This book gives an overview ofthe current state of nonlinear wave mechanics with emphasis on strong discontinuities (shock waves) and localized self preserving shapes (solitons) in both elastic and fluid media. The exposition is intentionallyat a detailed mathematical and physical level, our expectation being that the reader will enjoy coming to grips in a concrete manner with advances in this fascinating subject. Historically, modern research in nonlinear wave mechanics began with the famous 1858 piston problem paper of Riemann on shock waves and con tinued into the early part of the last...
This book gives an overview ofthe current state of nonlinear wave mechanics with emphasis on strong discontinuities (shock waves) and localized self p...
This book is intended to be an introduction to elasticity theory. It is as sumed that the student, before reading this book, has had courses in me chanics (statics, dynamics) and strength of materials (mechanics of mate rials). It is written at a level for undergraduate and beginning graduate engineering students in mechanical, civil, or aerospace engineering. As a background in mathematics, readers are expected to have had courses in ad vanced calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations. Our experience in teaching elasticity theory to engineering students leads us to believe that...
This book is intended to be an introduction to elasticity theory. It is as sumed that the student, before reading this book, has had courses in me cha...
Gyroscopic systems are different from conventional, self-adjoint mechanical systems in gyroscopic forces, which are described by non-self-adjoint operators in their equations of motion. These forces are associated with Casiolis accelerations or mass transport and sender complex dynamics. Because of this, classical linear and nonlinear analysis for conventional systems are not applicable to gyroscopic systems. This book includes five chapters on hyrodynamics and its associated emerging areas of smart structures and nonlinear methodology, which have enjoyed a great deal of attention in the...
Gyroscopic systems are different from conventional, self-adjoint mechanical systems in gyroscopic forces, which are described by non-self-adjoint oper...
An exploration of the dynamics of mechanical systems in the presence of impact and friction. The contributors are an international group of engineers and scientists from industrial and academic institutions from more than 23 countries around the world concerned with the modelling, analysis, measurement and control of nonsmooth mechanical structures. Contact laws lead to mathematical models that are highly nonlinear and nonsmooth or discontinuous. Discontinuous and nonsmooth processes introduce problems with data processing techniques and analytical methods. Thanks to great advances in...
An exploration of the dynamics of mechanical systems in the presence of impact and friction. The contributors are an international group of engineers ...
The contributions in this volume are written by well-known specialists in the fields of mechanics, materials modeling and analysis. They comprehensively address the core issues and present the latest developments in these and related areas. In particular, the book demonstrates the breadth of current research activity in continuum mechanics. A variety of theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches are reported, covering finite elasticity, vibration and stability, and mechanical modeling. The coverage reflects the extent and impact of the research pursued by Professor Haseganu and...
The contributions in this volume are written by well-known specialists in the fields of mechanics, materials modeling and analysis. They comprehensive...
