Engineering: Mechanics of solids

This new edition presents the theory of continuum mechanics using computational methods.

This introductory book delivers the knowledge required to use computational fluid dynamics successfully in a wide range of engineering applications.

Systematically working from the whole body down to cellular levels, this book presents a multiscale, integrative approach to skeletal research.

Provides engineers with the knowledge they need to apply thermodynamics and solve engineering challenges at the molecular level.

Systematically working from the whole body down to cellular levels, this book presents a multiscale, integrative approach to skeletal research.

This is a modern, example-driven introductory textbook on heat transfer, with modern applications, written by a renowned scholar.

This volume covers applications and advanced topics on the theory of plastic design of structures.

The first single-authored book dedicated to the theory of molecular Rydberg states by multi-channel quantum defect and ab initio methods.

Presents the fundamental concepts of modern differential geometry within the framework of continuum mechanics.

This book covers metal forming principles and the analysis of forming problems - from the mechanics and the materials property perspectives as they affect manufacturing processes.

This book covers metal forming principles and the analysis of forming problems - from the mechanics and the materials property perspectives as they affect manufacturing processes.

Experimental solid mechanics is the study of materials to determine their physical properties.

Beam theories are exploited worldwide to analyze civil, mechanical, automotive, and aerospace structures.

Experimental solid mechanics is the study of materials to determine their physical properties.

Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids addresses the mechanics and physics of deformable porous materials whose porous space is filled by one or several fluid mixtures interacting with the solid matrix.

The subject of computational plasticity encapsulates the numerical methods used for the finite element simulation of the behaviour of a wide range of engineering materials considered to be plastic i.

Beam theories are exploited worldwide to analyze civil, mechanical, automotive, and aerospace structures.

Chronicling the 11th US France 'Mechanics and physics of solids at macro- and nano-scales' symposium, organized by ICACM (International Center for Applied Computational Mechanics) in Paris, June 2018, this book addresses the breadth of issues raised.

Chronicling the 11th US France 'Mechanics and physics of solids at macro- and nano-scales' symposium, organized by ICACM (International Center for Applied Computational Mechanics) in Paris, June 2018, this book addresses the breadth of issues raised.

An important instance of the application of unbuckled solid mechanics is that of its stability and small movements from this situation.

An important instance of the application of unbuckled solid mechanics is that of its stability and small movements from this situation.

The formalism processing of unbuckled solids mechanics involves several mathematical tools which are to be mastered at the same time.

The formalism processing of unbuckled solids mechanics involves several mathematical tools which are to be mastered at the same time.

From the characterization of materials to accelerated life testing, experimentation with solids and structures is present in all stages of the design of mechanical devices.

From the characterization of materials to accelerated life testing, experimentation with solids and structures is present in all stages of the design of mechanical devices.

This book covers the impact of sustainable masonry on the environment, touting the many benefits of utilizing local and/or low embodied energy materials in the construction of sustainable buildings.

This book covers the impact of sustainable masonry on the environment, touting the many benefits of utilizing local and/or low embodied energy materials in the construction of sustainable buildings.

Covers both holonomic and non-holonomic constraints in a study of the mechanics of the constrained rigid body.

Covers both holonomic and non-holonomic constraints in a study of the mechanics of the constrained rigid body.

Introduction to Computational Contact Mechanics: A Geometrical Approach covers the fundamentals of computational contact mechanics and focuses on its practical implementation.

Introduction to Computational Contact Mechanics: A Geometrical Approach covers the fundamentals of computational contact mechanics and focuses on its practical implementation.

Computational contact mechanics is a broad topic which brings together algorithmic, geometrical, optimization and numerical aspects for a robust, fast and accurate treatment of contact problems.

Computational contact mechanics is a broad topic which brings together algorithmic, geometrical, optimization and numerical aspects for a robust, fast and accurate treatment of contact problems.

This timely book presents cutting-edge developments by experts in the field on the rapidly developing and scientifically challenging area of full-field measurement techniques used in solid mechanics including photoelasticity, grid methods, deflectometry, holography, speckle interferometry and digital image correlation.

CO2 capture and geological storage is seen as the most effective technology to rapidly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

CO2 capture and geological storage is seen as the most effective technology to rapidly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

This timely book presents cutting-edge developments by experts in the field on the rapidly developing and scientifically challenging area of full-field measurement techniques used in solid mechanics including photoelasticity, grid methods, deflectometry, holography, speckle interferometry and digital image correlation.

This book provides a systematic approach to realizing NiTi shape memory alloy actuation, and is aimed at science and engineering students who would like to develop a better understanding of the behaviors of SMAs, and learn to design, simulate, control, and fabricate these actuators in a systematic approach.

This book provides a systematic approach to realizing NiTi shape memory alloy actuation, and is aimed at science and engineering students who would like to develop a better understanding of the behaviors of SMAs, and learn to design, simulate, control, and fabricate these actuators in a systematic approach.

Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials With roots in physics and mathematics, engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences: civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and aeronautical and aerospace engineering.

Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials With roots in physics and mathematics, engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences: civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and aeronautical and aerospace engineering.

Presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary volume on the physics of zonal jets, from the leading experts, for graduate students and researchers.

An introductory textbook for engineering students, connecting finite element theory with practical application and implementation.

An easy-to-read textbook linking together bond strength and the arrangement of atoms in space with the properties that they control.

An easy-to-read textbook linking together bond strength and the arrangement of atoms in space with the properties that they control.

A unique and in-depth discussion uncovering the unifying features of collision phenomena in liquids and solids, along with applications.

A unique and in-depth discussion uncovering the unifying features of collision phenomena in liquids and solids, along with applications.

A comprehensive treatment of the mechanics of multilayers and its implications for reliability, with easy-to-use software to compute key results.

A comprehensive treatment of the mechanics of multilayers and its implications for reliability, with easy-to-use software to compute key results.

A brief yet complete textbook for a first course in mechanical vibrations with more than sixty exercise problems where using MATLAB® is emphasized.