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Continuous Media with Microstructure 2 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Bettina Albers, Mieczyslaw Kuczma Continuous Media with Microstructure 2 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Bettina Albers, Mieczyslaw Kuczma
R5,142 Discovery Miles 51 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents research advances in the field of Continuous Media with Microstructure and considers the three complementary pillars of mechanical sciences: theory, research and computational simulation. It focuses on the following problems: thermodynamic and mathematical modeling of materials with extensions of classical constitutive laws, single and multicomponent media including modern multifunctional materials, wave propagation, multiscale and multiphysics processes, phase transformations, and porous, granular and composite materials. The book presents the proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Continuous Media with Microstructure, which was held in 2015 in Lagow, Poland, in memory of Prof. Krzysztof Wilmanski.

Low Cycle Fatigue and Elasto-Plastic Behaviour of Materials (Hardcover): P.D. Portella, K.-T. Rie Low Cycle Fatigue and Elasto-Plastic Behaviour of Materials (Hardcover)
P.D. Portella, K.-T. Rie
R6,618 Discovery Miles 66 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 4th International Conference on Low Cycle Fatigue and Elasto-Plastic Behaviour of Materials was held from 7-11 September 1998 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

In response to a call for papers, nearly 200 extended abstracts from 32 countries were submitted to the organizing committee. These papers were presented at the conference as invited lectures or short contributions and as oral or poster presentation. All the papers were presented in poster form in extended poster sessions a peculiarity of the LCF Conferences which allows an intense, thorough discussion of all contributions.

Each chapter provides a comprehensive overview of a materials class or a given subject. Many contributions could have been included in two or even three chapters and so, in order to give a better overview of the content, the reader will find a subject index, a material index and an author index in the back of the book.
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Waves with Power-Law Attenuation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Sverre Holm Waves with Power-Law Attenuation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Sverre Holm
R4,641 Discovery Miles 46 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book integrates concepts from physical acoustics with those from linear viscoelasticity and fractional linear viscoelasticity. Compressional waves and shear waves in applications such as medical ultrasound, elastography, and sediment acoustics often follow power law attenuation and dispersion laws that cannot be described with classical viscous and relaxation models. This is accompanied by temporal power laws rather than the temporal exponential responses of classical models. The book starts by reformulating the classical models of acoustics in terms of standard models from linear elasticity. Then, non-classical loss models that follow power laws and which are expressed via convolution models and fractional derivatives are covered in depth. In addition, parallels are drawn to electromagnetic waves in complex dielectric media. The book also contains historical vignettes and important side notes about the validity of central questions. While addressed primarily to physicists and engineers working in the field of acoustics, this expert monograph will also be of interest to mathematicians, mathematical physicists, and geophysicists.

Progress in Turbulence VII - Proceedings of the iTi Conference in Turbulence 2016 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Ramis Oerlu,... Progress in Turbulence VII - Proceedings of the iTi Conference in Turbulence 2016 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ramis Oerlu, Alessandro Talamelli, Martin Oberlack, Joachim Peinke
R6,159 R4,950 Discovery Miles 49 500 Save R1,209 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume collects the edited and reviewed contribution presented in the 7th iTi Conference in Bertinoro, covering fundamental and applied aspects in turbulence. In the spirit of the iTi conference, the volume is produced after the conference so that the authors had the opportunity to incorporate comments and discussions raised during the meeting. In the present book, the contributions have been structured according to the topics: I Theory II Wall bounded flows III Pipe flow IV Modelling V Experiments VII Miscellaneous topics

Advances in Chaos Theory and Intelligent Control (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Ahmad Taher Azar, Sundarapandian Vaidyanathan Advances in Chaos Theory and Intelligent Control (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Ahmad Taher Azar, Sundarapandian Vaidyanathan
R4,633 Discovery Miles 46 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book reports on the latest advances in and applications of chaos theory and intelligent control. Written by eminent scientists and active researchers and using a clear, matter-of-fact style, it covers advanced theories, methods, and applications in a variety of research areas, and explains key concepts in modeling, analysis, and control of chaotic and hyperchaotic systems. Topics include fractional chaotic systems, chaos control, chaos synchronization, memristors, jerk circuits, chaotic systems with hidden attractors, mechanical and biological chaos, and circuit realization of chaotic systems. The book further covers fuzzy logic controllers, evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, and petri nets among other topics. Not only does it provide the readers with chaos fundamentals and intelligent control-based algorithms; it also discusses key applications of chaos as well as multidisciplinary solutions developed via intelligent control. The book is a timely and comprehensive reference guide for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in the areas of chaos theory and intelligent control.

Mesoscopic Dynamics of Fracture - Computational Materials Design (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tomoyasu Jr. Aihara,... Mesoscopic Dynamics of Fracture - Computational Materials Design (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tomoyasu Jr. Aihara, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
R3,024 Discovery Miles 30 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book introduces recent theoretical developments concerning the dynamic behaviour of fracture. Readers learn how the recent development of molecular dynamics and other state-of-the-art methods can help to solve the important problem of fracture from the atomic level.

Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Nonlinear Systems - A Differential and Algebraic Viewpoint (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Rafael... Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Nonlinear Systems - A Differential and Algebraic Viewpoint (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Rafael Martinez-Guerra, Juan Luis Mata-Machuca
R3,440 Discovery Miles 34 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The high reliability required in industrial processes has created the necessity of detecting abnormal conditions, called faults, while processes are operating. The term fault generically refers to any type of process degradation, or degradation in equipment performance because of changes in the process's physical characteristics, process inputs or environmental conditions. This book is about the fundamentals of fault detection and diagnosis in a variety of nonlinear systems which are represented by ordinary differential equations. The fault detection problem is approached from a differential algebraic viewpoint, using residual generators based upon high-gain nonlinear auxiliary systems ('observers'). A prominent role is played by the type of mathematical tools that will be used, requiring knowledge of differential algebra and differential equations. Specific theorems tailored to the needs of the problem-solving procedures are developed and proved. Applications to real-world problems, both with constant and time-varying faults, are made throughout the book and include electromechanical positioning systems, the Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR), bioreactor models and belt drive systems, to name but a few.

Linear and Nonlinear Circuits: Basic & Advanced Concepts - Volume 1 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Mauro Parodi, Marco Storace Linear and Nonlinear Circuits: Basic & Advanced Concepts - Volume 1 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Mauro Parodi, Marco Storace
R2,454 R1,893 Discovery Miles 18 930 Save R561 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides readers with the necessary background information and advanced concepts in the field of circuits, at the crossroads between physics, mathematics and system theory. It covers various engineering subfields, such as electrical devices and circuits, and their electronic counterparts. Based on the idea that a modern university course should provide students with conceptual tools to understand the behavior of both linear and nonlinear circuits, to approach current problems posed by new, cutting-edge devices and to address future developments and challenges, the book places equal emphasis on linear and nonlinear, two-terminal and multi-terminal, as well as active and passive circuit components. The theory is developed systematically, starting with the simplest circuits (linear, time-invariant and resistive) and providing food for thought on nonlinear circuits, potential functions, linear algebra and geometrical interpretations of selected results. Contents are organized into a set of first-level and a set of advanced-level topics. The book is rich in examples and includes numerous solved problems. Further topics, such as signal processing and modeling of non-electric physical phenomena (e.g., hysteresis or biological oscillators) will be discussed in volume 2.

Dynamics of Gambling: Origins of Randomness in Mechanical Systems (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Jaroslaw Strzalko, Juliusz Grabski,... Dynamics of Gambling: Origins of Randomness in Mechanical Systems (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Jaroslaw Strzalko, Juliusz Grabski, Przemyslaw Perlikowski, Andrzej Stefanski, Tomasz Kapitaniak
R1,520 Discovery Miles 15 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Our everyday life is in?uenced by many unexpected (dif?cult to predict) events usually referred as a chance. Probably, we all are as we are due to the accumulation point of a multitude of chance events. Gambling games that have been known to human beings nearly from the beginning of our civilization are based on chance events. These chance events have created the dream that everybody can easily become rich. This pursuit made gambling so popular. This book is devoted to the dynamics of the mechanical randomizers and we try to solve the problem why mechanical device (roulette) or a rigid body (a coin or a die) operating in the way described by the laws of classical mechanics can behave in such a way and produce a pseudorandom outcome. During mathematical lessons in primary school we are taught that the outcome of the coin tossing experiment is random and that the probability that the tossed coin lands heads (tails) up is equal to 1/2. Approximately, at the same time during physics lessons we are told that the motion of the rigid body (coin is an example of suchabody)isfullydeterministic. Typically,studentsarenotgiventheanswertothe question Why this duality in the interpretation of the simple mechanical experiment is possible? Trying to answer this question we describe the dynamics of the gambling games based on the coin toss, the throw of the die, and the roulette run.

Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems - Questions on Working with the Unexpected (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Reuben R.... Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems - Questions on Working with the Unexpected (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Reuben R. McDaniel, Dean J. Driebe
R2,993 Discovery Miles 29 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Complexity science has been a source of new insight in physical and social systems and has demonstrated that unpredictability and surprise are fundamental aspects of the world around us. This book is the outcome of a discussion meeting of leading scholars and critical thinkers with expertise in complex systems sciences and leaders from a variety of organizations, sponsored by the Prigogine Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the Plexus Institute, to explore strategies for understanding uncertainty and surprise. Besides contributions to the conference, it includes a key digest by the editors as well as a commentary by the late nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine, "Surprises in half of a century." The book is intended for researchers and scientists in complexity science, as well as for a broad interdisciplinary audience of both practitioners and scholars. It will well serve those interested in the research issues and in the application of complexity science to physical and social systems.

Fatigue Design of Components, Volume 22 (Hardcover): G. Marquis, J. Solin Fatigue Design of Components, Volume 22 (Hardcover)
G. Marquis, J. Solin
R2,749 Discovery Miles 27 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at Fatigue Design 95 held in Helsinki, Finland from 5-8 September 1995. The papers have been peer reviewed and present practical aspects for the design of components and structures to avoid fatigue failure.
Topics covered include: fatigue design experiences, ground vehicle components, component reliability, multiaxial fatigue, notch analysis, service loading, welded structures, probabilistics aspects in fatigue, fatigue design optimization.

Nonlinear Vibration with Control - For Flexible and Adaptive Structures (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2015): David Wagg, Simon Neild Nonlinear Vibration with Control - For Flexible and Adaptive Structures (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2015)
David Wagg, Simon Neild
R5,016 R3,872 Discovery Miles 38 720 Save R1,144 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of nonlinear multi-modal structural vibration problems, and shows how vibration suppression can be applied to such systems by considering a sample set of relevant control techniques. It covers the basic principles of nonlinear vibrations that occur in flexible and/or adaptive structures, with an emphasis on engineering analysis and relevant control techniques. Understanding nonlinear vibrations is becoming increasingly important in a range of engineering applications, particularly in the design of flexible structures such as aircraft, satellites, bridges, and sports stadia. There is an increasing trend towards lighter structures, with increased slenderness, often made of new composite materials and requiring some form of deployment and/or active vibration control. There are also applications in the areas of robotics, mechatronics, micro electrical mechanical systems, non-destructive testing and related disciplines such as structural health monitoring. Two broader themes cut across these application areas: (i) vibration suppression - or active damping - and, (ii) adaptive structures and machines. In this expanded 2nd edition, revisions include: An additional section on passive vibration control, including nonlinear vibration mounts. A more in-depth description of semi-active control, including switching and continuous schemes for dampers and other semi-active systems. A complet e reworking of normal form analysis, which now includes new material on internal resonance, bifurcation of backbone curves and stability analysis of forced responses.Further analysis of the nonlinear dynamics of cables including internal resonance leading to whirling. Additional material on the vibration of systems with impact friction. The book is accessible to practitioners in the areas of application, as well as students and researchers working on related topics. In particular, the aim is to introduce the key concepts of nonlinear vibration to readers who have an understanding of linear vibration and/or linear control, but no specialist knowledge in nonlinear dynamics or nonlinear control.

Advanced Design of Mechanical Systems: From Analysis to Optimization (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Jorge A.C. Ambrosio, Peter Eberhard Advanced Design of Mechanical Systems: From Analysis to Optimization (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Jorge A.C. Ambrosio, Peter Eberhard
R4,458 Discovery Miles 44 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Multibody systems are used extensively in the investigation of mechanical systems including structural and non-structural applications. It can be argued that among all the areas in solid mechanics the methodologies and applications associated to multibody dynamics are those that provide an ideal framework to aggregate d- ferent disciplines. This idea is clearly reflected, e. g. , in the multidisciplinary applications in biomechanics that use multibody dynamics to describe the motion of the biological entities, in finite elements where multibody dynamics provides - werful tools to describe large motion and kinematic restrictions between system components, in system control where the methodologies used in multibody dynamics are the prime form of describing the systems under analysis, or even in many - plications that involve fluid-structure interaction or aero elasticity. The development of industrial products or the development of analysis tools, using multibody dynamics methodologies, requires that the final result of the devel- ments are the best possible within some limitations, i. e. , they must be optimal. Furthermore, the performance of the developed systems must either be relatively insensitive to some of their design parameters or be sensitive in a controlled manner to other variables. Therefore, the sensitivity analysis of such systems is fundamental to support the decision making process. This book presents a broad range of tools for designing mechanical systems ranging from the kinematic and dynamic analysis of rigid and flexible multibody systems to their advanced optimization.

Modeling and Application of Flexible Electronics Packaging (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Yongan Huang, Zhouping Yin, Xiaodong Wan Modeling and Application of Flexible Electronics Packaging (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Yongan Huang, Zhouping Yin, Xiaodong Wan
R2,908 Discovery Miles 29 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book systematically discusses the modeling and application of transfer manipulation for flexible electronics packaging, presenting multiple processes according to the geometric sizes of the chips and devices as well as the detailed modeling and computation steps for each process. It also illustrates the experimental design of the equipment to help readers easily learn how to use it. This book is a valuable resource for scholars and graduate students in the research field of microelectronics.

Continuous and Distributed Systems - Theory and Applications (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Mikhail Z. Zgurovsky, Victor A. Sadovnichiy Continuous and Distributed Systems - Theory and Applications (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Mikhail Z. Zgurovsky, Victor A. Sadovnichiy
R4,822 R3,678 Discovery Miles 36 780 Save R1,144 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this volume, the authors close the gap between abstract mathematical approaches, such as abstract algebra, number theory, nonlinear functional analysis, partial differential equations, methods of nonlinear and multi-valued analysis, on the one hand, and practical applications in nonlinear mechanics, decision making theory and control theory on the other.

Readers will also benefit from the presentation of modern mathematical modeling methods for the numerical solution of complicated engineering problems in hydromechanics, geophysics and mechanics of continua. This compilation will be of interest to mathematicians and engineers working at the interface of these field. It presents selected works of the open seminar series of Lomonosov Moscow State University and the National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute . The authors come from Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, and the USA."

Internal Variables in Thermoelasticity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Arkadi Berezovski, Peter Van Internal Variables in Thermoelasticity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Arkadi Berezovski, Peter Van
R4,676 R3,531 Discovery Miles 35 310 Save R1,145 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book describes an effective method for modeling advanced materials like polymers, composite materials and biomaterials, which are, as a rule, inhomogeneous. The thermoelastic theory with internal variables presented here provides a general framework for predicting a material's reaction to external loading. The basic physical principles provide the primary theoretical information, including the evolution equations of the internal variables. The cornerstones of this framework are the material representation of continuum mechanics, a weak nonlocality, a non-zero extra entropy flux, and a consecutive employment of the dissipation inequality. Examples of thermoelastic phenomena are provided, accompanied by detailed procedures demonstrating how to simulate them.

Electroacoustical Reference Data (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): John Eargle Electroacoustical Reference Data (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
John Eargle
R4,574 Discovery Miles 45 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The need for a general collection of electroacoustical reference and design data in graphical form has been felt by acousticians and engineers for some time. This type of data can otherwise only be found in a collection of handbooks. Therefore, it is the author's intention that this book serve as a single source for many electroacoustical reference and system design requirements. In form, the volume closely resembles Frank Massa's Acoustic Design Charts, a handy book dating from 1942 that has long been out of print. The basic format of Massa's book has been followed here: For each entry, graphical data are presented on the right page, while text, examples, and refer ences appear on the left page. In this manner, the user can solve a given problem without thumbing from one page to the next. All graphs and charts have been scaled for ease in data entry and reading. The book is divided into the following sections: A. General Acoustical Relationships. This section covers the behavior of sound transmis sion in reverberant and free fields, sound absorption and diffraction, and directional characteris tics of basic sound radiators. B. Loudspeakers. Loudspeakers are discussed in terms of basic relationships regarding cone excursion, sensitivity, efficiency, and directivity index, power ratings, and architectural layout. c. Microphones. The topics in this section include microphone sensitivity and noise rating, analysis of directional properties, stereo microphone array characteristics, proximity effects, and boundary conditions. D. Signal Transmission."

Inelastic Behaviour of Structures under Variable Loads (Hardcover, 1995 ed.): Zenon Mroz, Dieter Weichert, Stanislaw Dorosz Inelastic Behaviour of Structures under Variable Loads (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
Zenon Mroz, Dieter Weichert, Stanislaw Dorosz
R5,881 Discovery Miles 58 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection of papers is a state of the art presentation of theories and methods related to the problem of the behaviour of mechanical structures under variable loads beyond their elastic limit In particular, the problems of shakedown, ratchetting, transient and asymptotic cyclic states are addressed. The volume is composed of four chapters devoted to material modelling for cyclic loading conditions; general theory of accommodated states of structures; effects of changes of the geometry on the inelastic structural response; and numerical techniques with applications to particular engineering problems. It was aimed to provide a unified approach in order to understand both inelastic material and structural response under variable loading conditions. The attempt to extend the classical shakedown theory of Melan and Koiter to geometrically non-linear problems is presented in several papers. The industrial application of cyclic plasticity to the analysis and the design of pressure bellows, compensators, turbine disks, or flange connections under thermal and pressure cycles illustrates the great potential of the numerical techniques developed for this purpose using mostly min-max approaches. The treatment of railway problems and the analysis and optimisation of pavements are further examples of important areas of applications. Emphasis was laid on approaches that take into account the fact that loading histories are often not precisely known Therefore, the center of interest lies in other than step by step calculation methods.

Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete - State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 228-MPS on... Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete - State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 228-MPS on Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Kamal H Khayat, Geert De Schutter
R2,903 Discovery Miles 29 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The State-of-the-Art Report of RILEM Technical Committee 228-MPS on Mechanical properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) summarizes an extensive body of information related to mechanical properties and mechanical behaviour of SCC. Due attention is given to the fact that the composition of SCC varies significantly. A wide range ofmechanical properties are considered, including compressive strength, stress-strain relationship, tensile and flexural strengths, modulus of elasticity, shear strength, effect of elevated temperature, such as fire spalling and residual properties after fire, in-situ properties, creep, shrinkage, bond properties and structural behaviour. A chapter on fibre-reinforced SCC is included, as well as a chapter on specialty SCC, such as light-weight SCC, heavy-weight SCC, preplaced aggregate SCC, special fibre reinforced SCC and underwater concrete."

Efficient Modeling and Control of Large-Scale Systems (Hardcover, 2010 ed.): Javad Mohammadpour, Karolos M Grigoriadis Efficient Modeling and Control of Large-Scale Systems (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Javad Mohammadpour, Karolos M Grigoriadis
R4,552 Discovery Miles 45 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Complexity and dynamic order of controlled engineering systems is constantly increasing. Complex large scale systems (where "large" reflects the system's order and not necessarily its physical size) appear in many engineering fields, such as micro-electromechanics, manufacturing, aerospace, civil engineering and power engineering. Modeling of these systems often result in very high-order models imposing great challenges to the analysis, design and control problems. "Efficient Modeling and Control of Large-Scale Systems" compiles state-of-the-art contributions on recent analytical and computational methods for addressing model reduction, performance analysis and feedback control design for such systems. Also addressed at length are new theoretical developments, novel computational approaches and illustrative applications to various fields, along with: - An interdisciplinary focus emphasizing methods and approaches that can be commonly applied in various engineering fields -Examinations of applications in various fields including micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), manufacturing processes, power networks, traffic control "Efficient Modeling and Control of Large-Scale Systems" is an ideal volume for engineers and researchers working in the fields of control and dynamic systems.

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of High Risk Parts - Application of LEFM & FMDM Theory (Hardcover, 1997 ed.): Bahram Farahmand,... Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of High Risk Parts - Application of LEFM & FMDM Theory (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Bahram Farahmand, George Bockrath, James Glassco
R4,583 Discovery Miles 45 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the preliminary stage of designing new structural hardware that must perform a given mission in a fluctuating load environment, there are several factors the designers should consider. Trade studies for different design configurations should be performed and, based on strength and weight considerations, among others, an optimum configuration selected. The selected design must be able to withstand the environment in question without failure. Therefore, a comprehen sive structural analysis that consists of static, dynamic, fatigue, and fracture is necessary to ensure the integrity of the structure. During the past few decades, fracture mechanics has become a necessary discipline for the solution of many structural problems. These problems include the prevention of failures resulting from preexisting cracks in the parent material, welds or that develop under cyclic loading environment during the life of the structure. The importance of fatigue and fracture in nuclear, pressure vessel, aircraft, and aerospace structural hardware cannot be overemphasized where safety is of utmost concern. This book is written for the designer and strength analyst, as well as for the material and process engineer who is concerned with the integrity of the structural hardware under load-varying environments in which fatigue and frac ture must be given special attention. The book is a result of years of both acade mic and industrial experiences that the principal author and co-authors have accumulated through their work with aircraft and aerospace structures."

From Creep Damage Mechanics to Homogenization Methods - A Liber Amicorum to celebrate the birthday of Nobutada Ohno (Hardcover,... From Creep Damage Mechanics to Homogenization Methods - A Liber Amicorum to celebrate the birthday of Nobutada Ohno (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Holm Altenbach, Tetsuya Matsuda, Dai Okumura
R4,529 Discovery Miles 45 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents a collection of contributions on materials modeling, which were written to celebrate the 65th birthday of Prof. Nobutada Ohno. The book follows Prof. Ohno's scientific topics, starting with creep damage problems and ending with homogenization methods.

Micromechanisms of Friction and Wear - Introduction to Relativistic Tribology (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Dmitrij Lyubimov, Kirill... Micromechanisms of Friction and Wear - Introduction to Relativistic Tribology (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Dmitrij Lyubimov, Kirill Dolgopolov, Leonid Pinchuk
R3,536 Discovery Miles 35 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The modern vision of the micromechanism of friction and wear is explored, from the examination of ideal and real crystal structure and adhesion properties to the dynamics of solid frictional interaction. The fundamental quantum-mechanical and relativity principles of particle interaction are considered as basis of friction micro-process examination. The changes in solid structure originated from the influence of different kinds of force fields are considered. The principal possibility of relativity effect manifestation by friction is explained. The critical state of friction - triboplasma - was studied. Structural peculiarities of triboplasma, the kinetics of its transformation during frictional interaction as well as the influence of plasma and postplasma processes on tribojunction friction characteristics and complex formation by friction were examined. The book addresses to tribology researchers.

IUTAM Symposium on Intelligent Multibody Systems - Dynamics, Control, Simulation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Evtim Zahariev,... IUTAM Symposium on Intelligent Multibody Systems - Dynamics, Control, Simulation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Evtim Zahariev, Javier Cuadrado
R4,359 Discovery Miles 43 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume, which brings together research presented at the IUTAM Symposium Intelligent Multibody Systems - Dynamics, Control, Simulation, held at Sozopol, Bulgaria, September 11-15, 2017, focuses on preliminary virtual simulation of the dynamics of motion, and analysis of loading of the devices and of their behaviour caused by the working conditions and natural phenomena. This requires up-to-date methods for dynamics analysis and simulation, novel methods for numerical solution of ODE and DAE, real-time simulation, passive, semi-passive and active control algorithms. Applied examples are mechatronic (intelligent) multibody systems, autonomous vehicles, space structures, structures exposed to external and seismic excitations, large flexible structures and wind generators, robots and bio-robots. The book covers the following subjects: -Novel methods in multibody system dynamics; -Real-time dynamics; -Dynamic models of passive and active mechatronic devices; -Vehicle dynamics and control; -Structural dynamics; -Deflection and vibration suppression; -Numerical integration of ODE and DAE for large scale and stiff multibody systems; -Model reduction of large-scale flexible systems. The book will be of interest for scientists and academicians, PhD students and engineers at universities and scientific institutes.

IUTAM Symposium on Anisotropy, Inhomogeneity and Nonlinearity in Solid Mechanics - Proceedings of the IUTAM-ISIMM Symposium... IUTAM Symposium on Anisotropy, Inhomogeneity and Nonlinearity in Solid Mechanics - Proceedings of the IUTAM-ISIMM Symposium held in Nottingham, U.K., 30 August - 3 September 1994 (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
David F Parker, Arthur H. England
R8,595 Discovery Miles 85 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume records the Symposium on 'Anisotropy, Inhomogeneity and Nonlinearity in Solid Mechanics', held at the University of Nottingham from 30th August to 3rd September 1994, sponsored by the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and held in conjunction with the In- ternational Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics. The advent of composite materials, together with their widespread use in recent years, has provided a powerful stimulus for advances in several somewhat ne- glected areas of solid mechanics. Exploitation of fibre-reinforced solids and laminates has rekindled interest in the theory and application of anisotropic elasticity and motivated study of many aspects of material inhomogeneity. The need to understand fibre-matrix interactions, especially in modelling metal- matrix composites and the forming of thermoplastic components has fostered advances in plasticity and viscoelasticity theory, to describe phenomena such as deformation-induced inhomogeneity and anisotropy. Plasticity and flow of granular media are also intrinsically nonlinear, giving rise, for example, to highly anisotropic and strongly localized effects, such as shear bands. Most materials contain impurities. These inclusions, even if microscopically isotropic, cause macroscopic anisotropy in an 'effective-medium' theory. Dy- namic behaviour is even more complex, since wave propagation reveals both attenuation and dispersion effects. Increased interest in finer-scaled compos- ites (nanotechnology and superlattices) and ultra-high frequency techniques continue to reveal new effects, due to inhomogeneity and microstructure. An example included here is lattice-induced dispersion for certain surface waves of relatively long wavelength.

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