Hygrothermoelasticity (Hardcover, 1986 ed.)

This book contains results of more than a decade's effort on coupled deformation and diffusion obtained in research performed at the Institute of Fracture and Solid Mechanics, Lehigh University. Despite the overwhelming number of theories on this subject, little is known on the assessment of coupling effects because of the inherent difficulties associated with experimentation. A case in point is couple thermoelasticity, a theory that has remained virtually unused in practice. This is indicative of the inadequacy of conventional approaches. The interdependence of heat, moisture and deformation arises in many engineer ing problems of practical interest. Whether these effects are coupled or not depend on the transient character of the boundary conditions. Special attention is given to finding the coupling constants. Invoked is the assumption that the physical parameters should be independent of the specified boundary conditions. They can thus be extracted from known experimental data for situations where coupling effects are relatively weak and then applied to predict strong coupling effects as boundary conditions are altered. This is illustrated for the T300/5208 material commonly used in composites and permits a more reliable evaluation of material behaving under extreme environmental conditions. The lack of this knowledge can often be a major deterrent to the achievement of new technological advances. The reader will recognize that the material in this book does not follow the main stream of research on moisture-temperature diffusion and deformation."

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	September 1986
First published:	September 1986
Editors:	George C Sih • J. Michopoulos • Shang-Ching Chou
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	260
Edition:	1986 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-247-3356-9
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > General
LSN:	90-247-3356-1
Barcode:	9789024733569

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