Engineering: Mechanics of solids

This volume presents the latest research and industrial applications in the areas of mechanism science, robotics and dynamics.

This book provides an in-depth account of the fascinating but far from simple actions and processes that take place when a brass instrument is played.

This book explains in detail the generalized Fourier series technique for the approximate solution of a mathematical model governed by a linear elliptic partial differential equation or system with constant coefficients.

This extended and revised second edition is intended for engineering students and researchers working with finite element methods in structural and mechanical analysis.

This book contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 15th Conference on Acoustics and Vibration of Mechanical Structures held in Timisoara, Romania, May 30-31, 2019.

This book reviews the mathematical modeling and experimental study of systems involving two or more different length scales.

This book commemorates the 60th birthday of Dr.

Now in an updated second edition, this classroom-tested textbook describes essential concepts in vibration analysis of mechanical systems.

This is the first monograph dedicated entirely to problems of stability and chaotic behaviour in planetary systems and its subsystems.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of statistical descriptions of turbulent flows.

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

This book gathers contributions from the 15th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams.

This book addresses the  problems of fracture mechanics of materials with cracks under the loading directed along the cracks.

This book presents a selection of cutting-edge methods that allow readers to obtain novel models for nonlinear solid mechanics.

This book features selected manuscripts presented at ICoNSoM 2019, exploring cutting-edge methods for developing novel models in nonlinear solid mechanics.

This is the first single volume monograph that systematically summarizes the recent progress in using non-Fourier heat conduction theories to deal with the multiphysical behaviour of smart materials and structures.

This book focuses on original theories and approaches in the field of mechanics.

The book introduces the basic concepts of the finite element method in the static and dynamic analysis of beam, plate, shell and solid structures, discussing how the method works, the characteristics of a finite element approximation and how to avoid the pitfalls of finite element modeling.

This book provides an overview of direct methods such as limit and shakedown analysis, which are intended to do away with the need for cumbersome step-by-step calculations and determine the loading limits of mechanical structures under monotone, cyclic or variable loading with unknown loading history.

This book illustrates how MATLAB compact and powerful programming framework can be very useful in the finite element analysis of solids and structures.

Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 38th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2020, the eighth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Sensors and Instrumentation, Aircraft/Aerospace and Energy Harvesting, Volume 7:  Proceedings of the 38th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2020, the seventh volume of eight from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2:  Proceedings of the 38th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2020, the second volume of eight from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book commemorates the 75th birthday of Prof.

This book presents the mechanics of piezoelectric semiconductor structures where the main electromechanical coupling of interest is the interaction between mechanical fields and semiconduction.

This book gathers original findings, both theoretical and experimental, related to various cutting-edge topics in the design and modeling of mechatronic systems, including multiphysics problems.

This volume presents the proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Vibration Conference (APVC) 2019, "e;Vibration Engineering for a Sustainable Future,"e; emphasizing work devoted to experimental methods and verification.

This book explores the geometric and kinematic design of the various types of gears most commonly used in practical applications, also considering the problems concerning their cutting processes.

This book focuses on safeguarding civil structures and residents from natural hazards such as earthquakes through the use of active control.

This book comprehensively discusses essential aspects of terminal ballistics, combining experimental data, numerical simulations and analytical modeling.

This book focuses on safeguarding civil structures and residents from natural hazards such as earthquakes through the use of active control.

This book presents a unified introduction to the theory of mechanical vibrations.

This substantially updated and augmented second edition adds over 200 pages of text covering and an array of newer developments in nanoscale thermal transport.

Over the past 50 years, strain gradient material theories have been developed for the continuum modeling of size effects in materials and structures in terms of their elasticity, plasticity and fracturing.

This study aid on numerical optimization techniques is intended for university undergraduate and postgraduate mechanical engineering students.

This book focuses on the emerging additive manufacturing technology and its applications beyond state-of-the-art, fibre-reinforced thermoplastics.

This revised and significantly expanded edition contains a rigorous examination of key concepts, new chapters and discussions within existing chapters, and added reference materials in the appendix, while retaining its classroom-tested approach to helping readers navigate through the deep ideas, vast collection of the fundamental methods of structural analysis.

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 offers a concise introduction to ergodic methods in group homology, with a particular focus on the computation of L2-Betti numbers.

This book contains contributions from the participants of the research group hosted by the ZiF - Center for Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld during the period 2013-2017 as well as from the conclusive conference organized at Bielefeld in December 2017.

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

This thesis develops next-generation multi-degree-of-freedom gyroscopes and inertial measurement units (IMU) using micro-electromechanical-systems (MEMS) technology.

This volume gathers the proceedings of the 3rd International RILEM Workshop on Concrete Durability and Service Life Planning (ConcreteLife'20), held in Haifa, Israel in January 2020.

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

This book gathers selected, extended and revised contributions to the 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, and the 4th Conference on Imaging and Visualization (CMBBE 2019), held on August 14-16, 2019, in New York City, USA.

This book offers a comprehensive and timely review of the fracture behavior of bimaterial composites consisting of periodically connected components, i.

The book examines advanced, non-standardized techniques that have been developed for determining different properties of cement paste, mortar and concrete, and provides state-of-the-art information on methods for monitoring hydration-induced changes in cement-based materials (CBMs).

This book draws together the most interesting recent results to emerge in mechanical engineering in Russia, providing a fascinating overview of the state of the art in the field in that country which will be of interest to a wide readership.

This volume explains the dramatic effect of cross-correlations in forming the structural response of aircraft in turbulent excitation, ships in rough seas, cars on irregular roads, and other dynamic regimes.

This book summarizes recent developments in epoxy blends.