Engineering: Mechanics of solids

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Advancement in Energy, Drives, and Control.

This book addresses several important issues concerning the nanomechanics of graphene, an area that is vital to a fundamental understanding of graphene deformation, and to the design of graphene-related materials.

This book demonstrates how mathematical methods and techniques can be used in synergy and create a new way of looking at complex systems.

This book presents recent advances in robot control theory on task space sensory feedback control of robot manipulators.

This book highlights the use of Solidification/Stabilization (S/S) to treat lead-contaminated soils, which are widely present in China.

This book addresses two fundamental issues of motor control for both humans and robots: kinematic redundancy and the posture/movement problem.

This book discusses bulk solids that derive their mechanical properties not from those of their base materials, but from their designed microstructures.

Gathering the proceedings of the conference MeTrApp 2019, this book covers topics such as mechanism and machinery design, parallel manipulators, robotics and mechatronics, control applications, mechanical transmissions, cam and gear mechanisms, and dynamics of machinery.

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of ductile mode cutting of brittle materials, covering a range of topics from the fundamental physics to engineering practices.

This short book provides a concise study of the mechanics of head impact in a soccer heading manoeuvre.

This book discusses the maintenance aspect of rotating machines, which it addresses through a collection of contributions.

This book discusses stochastic dynamics of power systems and the related analytical methodology.

This book gathers selected research papers presented at the International Conference on Power, Control and Communication Infrastructure 2019 (ICPCCI 2019), organized by the Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on July 4-5, 2019.

In this book, the authors use molecular dynamics simulations to conduct a comprehensive study of the compression/superheating limit and phase transition of 2D (monolayer, bilayer, and trilayer) water/ice constrained in graphene nanocapillaries.

This book presents recent material science-based and mechanical analysis-based advances in joining processes.

This book presents a unified approach to fracture behavior of natural and synthetic fiber-reinforced polymer composites on the basis of fiber orientation, the addition of fillers, characterization, properties and applications.

This book addresses the hydrostatics and stability of ships and other floating marine structures - a fundamental aspect of naval architecture and offshore engineering for naval architects and marine engineers.

This book presents a detailed study on the vibration analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric actuators excited under the shear effect.

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Computing (ICMAC 2019) held at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India, from 23-24 December 2019.

This book describes principles, industry practices and evolutionary methodologies for advanced safety studies, which are helpful in effectively managing volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments within the framework of quantitative risk assessment and management and associated with the safety and resilience of structures and infrastructures with tolerance against various types of extreme conditions and accidents such as fires, explosions, collisions and grounding.

This book offers an interdisciplinary theoretical approach based on non-equilibrium statistical thermodynamics and control theory for mathematically modeling shock-induced out-of-equilibrium processes in condensed matter.

This book discusses key concepts, challenges and potential solutions in connection with established and emerging topics in advanced computing, renewable energy and network communications.

This book perfects the theoretical system of fracture mechanics of nonhomogeneous materials through the establishment of the piecewise exponential model and expands the fracture research scope to nonhomogeneous materials containing complex interfaces through proposing the domain-independent interaction integral concept.

This book treats the mechanical behavior of one-dimensional sandwich structures, a typicaloncept in the context of lightweight design.

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to an advanced beam theory applicable to thin-walled beams of rectangular and arbitrarily-shaped cross-sections.

This book presents fundamental theory of shock and detonation waves as well as selected studies in detonation research in Japan, contributed by selected experts in safety research on explosives, development of industrial explosives, and application of explosives.

Flexible electronics are electronics that can be stretched, bent, twisted, and deformed into arbitrary shapes.

This textbook contains sections with fundamental, classical knowledge in solid mechanics, as well as original modern mathematical models to describe the state and behavior of solid deformable bodies.

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to an advanced beam theory applicable to thin-walled beams of rectangular and arbitrarily-shaped cross-sections.

Balancing of rotors is an indispensable process for the quality management, involving many stages from design to commissioning.

Balancing of rotors is an indispensable process for the quality management, involving many stages from design to commissioning.

This book discusses various passive and active techniques for controlling unsteady flow dynamics and associated coupled mechanics of fluid-structure interaction.

This book covers thermal stresses in plates and shells, offering a cutting-edge exploration of this critical field.

The book includes high-quality papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development at Universita Roma Tor Vergata, Italy, from 22 to 24 May, 2019.

This book provides a concise introduction to the behavior of mechanical structures and testing their stochastic stability under the influence of noise.

This book discusses various passive and active techniques for controlling unsteady flow dynamics and associated coupled mechanics of fluid-structure interaction.

This book addresses various aspects of ship construction, from ship types and construction materials, to welding technologies and accuracy control.

This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration, mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground motion.

This volume is dedicated to the sixtieth birthday of Prof.

This book presents critical evaluations of various historical sources and their impact on technological development.

This book gathers selected papers presented at the First International Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change (REC 2019), which was held at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM) from 1 to 2 February 2019.

This book is a collection of research papers selected for presentation at the International Conference on Smart Computational Methods in Continuum Mechanics 2021, organized by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for Computer Aided Design of Russian Academy of Sciences.

This book is a collection of research papers selected for presentation at the International Conference on Smart Computational Methods in Continuum Mechanics 2021, organized by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for Computer Aided Design of Russian Academy of Sciences.

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Computing (ICMAC 2019) held at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India, from 23-24 December 2019.

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of ductile mode cutting of brittle materials, covering a range of topics from the fundamental physics to engineering practices.

This book gathers selected papers presented at the First International Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change (REC 2019), which was held at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM) from 1 to 2 February 2019.

This book comprises select proceedings of the National Conference on Control, Signal Processing, Energy and Power Systems (CSPES 2018).

This book focuses on the analysis and treatment of osteoporotic bone based on drug administration, tracking fatigue behavior and taking into consideration the mechanical interaction of implants with trabecular bone.

This book lays down the foundation on the mechanics and design of auxetic solids and structures, solids that possess negative Poisson's ratio.

This book surveys key projects that have seen the construction of large floating structures or have attained detailed conceptual designs.