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9789812561442

Advances in Engineering Mechanics Reflections and Outlooks : In Honor of Theodore Y-T Wu Vancouver, BC, Canada 21 - 22 June 2004

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    9789812561442

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    9812561447

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-03-30
  • Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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- Comprehensive collection of many significant topics in engineering mechanics- Comprehensive set of papers on nonlinear waves: theory, experiments & field observations- Reflections on the state of art on nonlinear phenomena by key people in the field.- Guidance provided on future research and development in the topics covered

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Prologue: Cavitationp. 1
On the theory and modeling of real cavity flowsp. 3
Nonlinear Waves: Theoretical Considerationsp. 27
Localization of dispersive waves in weakly random mediap. 29
Water wave equationsp. 48
Wu's mass postulate and approximate solutions of the fKdV equationp. 60
Explicit analytic solutions of KdV equation given by the homotopy analysis methodp. 70
Rigorous computation of Nekrasov's integral equation for water wavesp. 84
Numerical modeling of nonlinear surface waves and its validationp. 94
Three dimensional wave for water waves on finite depth: The Davey-Stewartson systemp. 111
Rip currents due to wave-current interactionp. 117
Higher order Boussinesq equations for water waves on uneven bottomp. 128
Waves on a liquid sheetp. 140
A different view on data from a nonlinear and nonstationary worldp. 150
Nonlinear Waves: Experiments and Computationsp. 171
Solitary-wave collisionsp. 173
Computer simulations of overtaking internal solitary wavesp. 195
Theoretical and experimental investigation of waves due to a moving dipole in a stratified fluidp. 213
Thin film dynamics in a liquid lined circular pipep. 222
Transverse waves in a channel with rectangular cross sectionp. 239
Long time evolution of nonlinear wave trains in deep waterp. 247
On the Zhang-Wu run-up modelp. 257
A numerical study of bore runup a slopep. 265
Studies of intense internal gravity waves: Field measurements and numerical modelingp. 286
Nonlinear internal waves in the South China Seap. 297
A numerical predictive model of tides around Taiwanp. 314
New concepts in image analysis applied to the study of nonlinear wave interactionsp. 327
Wave Structure Interactionp. 353
Nonlinear wave loads acting on a body with a low-frequency oscillationp. 355
Analytical features of unsteady ship wavesp. 371
A note on the classical free surface hydrodynamic impact problemp. 390
Measurements of velocity field around hydrofoil of finite span with shallow submergencep. 408
Biomechanics: Medicalp. 423
Blood flow abnormalities in sickle cell anemiap. 425
Does interfacial viscosity exist, its application to medical sciencep. 440
Unsteady flows with moving boundaries: Pulsating blood flows and earthquake hydrodynamicsp. 446
Interdisciplinary education and research experiences for Undergraduates in mathematics and biologyp. 474
In vitro study on the internal design of Provox 2[superscript TM] voice prosthesisp. 484
A potential role for muscle pump-generated intravascular solitons in maintenance of tissue-engineered bioreactors implanted in bonep. 493
Biomechanics: Zoologicalp. 513
Creeping flow around a finite row of slender bodiesp. 515
Theory and numerical calculation of hovering flight of a dragonflyp. 539
A numerical study on fluid dynamics of backward and forward swimming in the eel Anguilla Anguillap. 557
Impulse extremization in vortex formation for application in low speed maneuvering of underwater vehiclesp. 574
Hydrodynamics: MHD, Viscous and Geophysical Flowsp. 601
MHD self-propulsion and motion of deformable shapesp. 603
Nonlinear analysis on transition to form coherent structuresp. 613
Large-Reynolds-number flow across a translating circular cylinderp. 625
A spectral method for the mass transport in a layer of power-law fluid under periodic forcingp. 633
The cohesion and re-separation of particles in slow viscous flowsp. 651
On coherent vortices in turbulent plane jets generated by surface Water Wavesp. 660
A dynamic model for strong vortices over topography on a [beta] Planep. 669
Sea ice floe tracking and motion analysis for SAR imagery in the marginal ice zonep. 681
Reflections and Resolutionsp. 691
Reflections and resolutions to some recent studies on fluid Mechanicsp. 693
p. 715
The origin of this book of scientific reflections: The other side of doing engineering science
Author Indexp. 729
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