Virtual Work and Shape Change in Solid Mechanics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book provides novel insights into two fundamental subjects in solid mechanics: virtual work and shape change. The author explains how the principle of virtual work represents a tool for analysis of the mechanical effects of the evolution of the shape of a system, how it can be applied to observations and experiments, and how it may be adapted to produce predictive theories of numerous phenomena. The book is divided into three parts. The first relates the principle of virtual work to what we observe with our eyes, the second demonstrates its flexibility on the basis of many examples, and the third applies the principle to predict the motion of solids with large deformations. Examples of both usual and unusual shape changes are presented, and equations of motion, some of which are entirely new, are derived for smooth and non-smooth motions associated with, for instance, systems of disks, systems of balls, classical and non-classical small deformation theories, systems involving volume and surface damage, systems with interactions at a distance (e.g., solids reinforced by fibers), systems involving porosity, collisions, and fracturing of solids.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Series in Solid and Structural Mechanics, 7
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2017
Authors:	Michel Fremond
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	371
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-40681-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Technical design > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-40681-7
Barcode:	9783319406817

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