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Advances in Applied Mechanics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 34 - September 30, 1997
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Erik van der Giessen, Theodore Y. Wu
  • Language: English

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Description

This highly acclaimed series provides survey articles on the present state and future direction of research in important branches of applied mechanics

Readership

Mechanical, chemical, aeronautical, and civil engineers; applied mathematicians; applied physicists who work in the area of fluid dynamics; graduate students in these areas.

Table of contents

Contributors. Preface. E. Riks, Buckling Analysis of Elastic Structures: A Computational Approach. P.R. Dawson and E.B. Marin, Computational Mechanics for Metal Deformation Processes Using Polycrystal Plasticity. P.P. Castaneda and P. Suquet, Nonlinear Composites. W.H. Yang, Mathematical Foundation of Plasticity Theory. O.S. Ryzhov and E.V. Bogdanova-Ryzhova, Forced Generation of Solitary-Like Waves Related to Unstable Boundary. Index.

Review quotes

"Authoritative state of the art reviews written by outstanding contributors on the most recent advances in the applied mechanics field."—JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE

"Reading through this latest collection of essays on topics in applied mechanics, one is made to realize once again what a remarkably sound idea the publication of this series of volumes has been."—NATURE

"This is another in the long line of excellent volumes containing reviews or surveys of active research areas in applied mechanics."—APPLIED MECHANICS REVIEWS

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 34
  • Published: September 30, 1997
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Erik van der Giessen

Erik van der Giessen works in the Department of Applied Physics at University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Applied Physics, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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Theodore Y. Wu

Affiliations and expertise
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, U.S.A.

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