Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Mechanics - General

Reflecting new developments in the study of Saint-Venant s problem, Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods focuses on the deformation of elastic cylinders for three models of continuum: classical elastic continuum, Cosserat elastic body, and porous elastic material.

The author presents a method to construct Saint-Venant s solutions, minimum energy characterizations of these solutions, and a proof of Saint-Venant s principle. He then discusses the deformation of nonhomogenous and isotropic cylinders as well as the problem of loaded anisotropic...

A modern introduction to Newtonian dynamics and the basics of special relativity, this book discusses standard topics such as Newton s laws of motion, energy, linear and angular momentum, rigid body dynamics, and oscillations, then goes on to introduce modern topics such as symmetries, phase space, nonlinear dynamics and chaos. The author presents Newton s equation of motion as a differential equation, bringing out key issues such as phase space and determinism in mechanical systems and helps introduce modern research topics such as chaos theory in a natural way. He highlights key...

Employs a Step-by-Step Modular Approach to Structural Modeling

Considering that wavelet transforms have also proved useful in the solution and analysis of engineering mechanics problems, up to now there has been no sufficiently comprehensive text on this use. Wavelet Methods for Dynamical Problems: With Application to Metallic, Composite and Nano-composite Structures addresses this void, exploring the special value of wavelet transforms and their applications from a mechanical engineering perspective. It discusses the use of existing and...

With in depth coverage of multifaceted problems and their solutions, this book reviews nano/micro studies of different coatings, bioengineering, lubricants and additives, system problems including reliability assessment and new testing and diagnosis approaches in various dimensions. The book presents original investigations and studies in the area of mechanical engineering and industrial tribology. It is useful for engineers and technologist of heavy industry, students, research engineers/scientists, academicians and others who grapple with the complex problems of testing of engineering...

Dieses Buch legt der Mechanik weitgehend algebraische Vorstellungen und Methoden, wie sie in der Quantenmechanik bis hin zur Feldtheorie entwickelt wurden, zu Grunde. Die Mechanik dient somit auch der Einfuhrung solcher Methoden, die dann in anderen Bereichen der theoretischen Physik erforderlich werden. Neue Methoden mussen dann nicht mehr bei der Behandlung nicht bekannter physikalischer Vorstellungen neu erarbeitet werden.

Schon die Struktur des Raumes, wie auch die Newtonschen Gesetze werden so eingefuhrt, dass sie ein Verstandnis fur moderne, weitergehende Vorstellungen...

A reprint of the Bobbs-Merrill edition of 1970.

These essays lead the reader through the land of the wonderful shrinking genie to the warehouse where the infinity machines are kept. By careful examination of a lamp that is switched on and off infinitely many times, or the workings of a machine that prints out an infinite decimal expansion of pi, we begin to understand how it is possible for Achilles to overtake the tortoise. The concepts that form the basis of modern science -space, time, motion, change, infinity- are examined and explored in this edition. Includes an updated...

Shock waves in multiphase flows refers to a rich variety of phenomena of interest to physicists, chemists, and fluid dynamicists, as well as mechanical, biomedical and aeronautical engineers. This volume treats shock and expansion waves in: - complex, bubbly liquids (L. van Wijngaarden, Y. Tomita, V. Kedrinskii) and - cryogenic liquids (M. Murakami) and examines the relationship of shock waves with - phase transitions (A. Guha, C.F. Delale, G. Schnerr, M.E.H. van Dongen) - induced phase transitions (G.E.A. Meier) as well as their interaction with - solid foams, textiles, porous and...

The aim of this book is to present some mathematical results describing the transition from kinetic theory, and, more precisely, from the Boltzmann equation for perfect gases to hydrodynamics.

Different fluid asymptotics will be investigated, starting always from solutions of the Boltzmann equation which are only assumed to satisfy the estimates coming from physics, namely some bounds on mass, energy and entropy.