Engineering: Mechanics of solids

An expanded textbook for mechanical behavior of materials courses in mechanical and materials engineering that emphasizes quantitative problem solving.

The theory of heterogeneous materials has been intensively developed during the past few decades.

This special volume of the Journal of Elasticity represents the first in a new p- gram dedicated to the occasional publication of collections of invited, reviewed papers of topical interest.

This new, retitled, edition of Fibre Failure and Wear of Materials has been updated and expanded to include more examples from work at UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) in the 1990s and to take account of recent research elsewhere.

This book considers signal processing and physical modeling meth- ods for sound synthesis.

Introduction to the Physics of Fluids and Solids presents a way to learn continuum mechanics without mastering any other systems.

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

Advanced Vibrations: A Modern Approach is presented at a theoretical-practical level and explains mechanical vibrations concepts in detail, concentrating on their practical use.

This text book covers the principles and methods of load effect calculations that are necessary for engineers and designers to evaluate the strength and stability of structural systems.

This book is designed to help for developing the general understanding of all the knowledge essential to ensure the reactor’s structural integrity.

This book familiarises students with the basic elements of fluid mechanics and provides a comprehensive foundation for more advanced courses.

A complete and comprehensive theory of failure is developed for homogeneous and isotropic materials.

This book compiles recent research in the field of nonlinear dynamics, vibrations and damping applied to engineering structures.

This book offers selected papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Industrial Applications of Adhesives, held in Cascais, Portugal, March 7-8, 2024.

This book presents the work of the RILEM Technical Committee 259-ISR.

Despite the continued rapid advance in computing speed and memory the increase in the complexity of models used by engineers persists in outpacing them.

This book is a compilation of selected works presented at COBEM 2023, emphasizing the field of dynamics and vibrations.

Building from principles to cutting-edge research, this introduction to rigid body dynamics includes over 100 problems with solutions.

This book presents an introduction to material theory and, in particular, to elasticity, plasticity and viscoelasticity, to bring the reader close to the frontiers of today's knowledge in these particular fields.

This unique text offers comprehensive coverage of fundamental particle science, processing and technology, and includes quantitative tools, case studies and end-of-chapter problems.

Atomistic Modeling of Materials Failure is an introduction to molecular and atomistic modeling techniques applied to solid fracture and deformation.

Vehicle Dynamics and Control provides a comprehensive coverage of vehicle control systems and the dynamic models used in the development of these control systems.

This book features recent research in mathematical modeling of indirectly and directly transmitted infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants.

This book has grown out of lectures and courses given at Linkoping University, Sweden, over a period of 15 years.

Following in the long-standing tradition of excellence established by this serial, this volume provides a focused look at contemporary applications.

This groundbreaking text has been established as the market leader throughout the world.

One of the greatest challenges for mechanists is to extend the success of computational mechanics to fields outside traditional engineering, in particular to biology, biomedical sciences, and medicine.

This text is the primary recommendation of the UK Engineering Council Faculty of Technology to all British universities as of approved standard and quality for use as a text for the Board's own examinations.

The International Conference on Differential Equations and Nonlinear Mechanics was hosted by the University of Central Florida in Orlando from March 17-19, 1999.

Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 37th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2019, the fifth volume of eight from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

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This is the first comprehensive book to address in-situ mechanics approach, which relies on real-time imaging during mechanical measurements of materials.

This timely book introduces the subject of Fluid-Structure Interactions (FSI) to students and professionals.

This book provides an introduction to the fundamental theory, practical implementation, and core and emerging applications of the material point method (MPM) and its variants.

Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials: Global Perspectives combines developed content derived from topics discussed in the Fourth International Symposium on Service Life Prediction (Key Largo, Florida, December 2006).

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

Mechanical Vibrations: Modeling and Measurement describes essential concepts in vibration analysis of mechanical systems.

This book grew out of my desire to understand the mechanics of nanomaterials, and to be able to rationalize in my own mind the variety of topics on which the people around me were doing research at the time.

This book has emerged from the study of a new concept in material science that has been realized about a decade ago.

This book presents an enriched exploration of structural fatigue assessment.

This the fourth volume of five from the 28th IMAC on Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy, 2010, brings together 29 chapters on the Dynamics of Civil Structures.

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

The study and application of composite materials are a truly interdisciplinary endeavour that has been enriched by contributions from chemistry, physics, materials science, mechanics and manufacturing engineering.

This unique textbook takes the student from the initial steps in modeling a dynamic system through development of the mathematical models needed for feedback control.

Most books on the theory and analysis of beams and plates deal with the classical (Euler-Bernoulli/Kirchoff) theories but few include shear deformation theories in detail.

This book presents experimental techniques in the field of aerodynamics, a discipline that is essential in numerous areas, such as the design of aerial and ground vehicles and engines, the production of energy, and understanding the wind resistance of buildings.

This volume is the proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures,Mechanics& Construction,convenedat the UniversityofWaterloo on May14-17,2006.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the nucleation, motion, and interaction between crystalline defects called dislocations.