Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 1996

by Watanabe; Kambe; Tatsumi

• ISBN13: 9780444824462
• ISBN10: 0444824464
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-04-25
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

These proceedings present an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. All the papers are written by leading experts presently active in this subject area.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Congress Commitee of IUTAM	xiii
Local Organizing Committee	xiii
Local Executive Committee	xiv
Finance Committee	xiv
Sponsoring Organizations and Corporations	xv
List of Participants	xvii
Report on the Congress	xxix
OPENING AND CLOSING LECTURES
Structural control for large earthquakes	3	(26)
T. Kobori
Typhoons, hurricanes and fluid mechanics	29	(28)
Sir James Lighthill
INTRODUCTORY LECTURES OF MINISYMPOSIA
``Vorticity Dynamics and Turbulence''
Euler singularities and turbulence	57	(14)
R.M. Kerr
Vortices in turbulent mixing layers	71	(16)
R. Moser
Vortices in rotating and stratified turbulence	87	(18)
O. Metais
Laboratory modelling of geophysical vortices	105	(16)
G.J.F. van Heijst
R.R. Trieling
Development of wall turbulence structure in transitional flows	121	(18)
M. Asai
M. Nishioka
``Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow''
Newtonian elastic liquids -- A paradox!	139	(16)
D.V. Boger
M.J. Solomon
Computational and experimental studies of polymeric liquids in mixed and extensional flow	155	(16)
L.G. Leal
``Aero- and Hydroacoustics''
Acoustics of unstable flows	171	(16)
A.P. Dowling
The acoustics of ocean waves	187	(14)
M.J. Buckingham
``Mechanics of Heterogeneous and Composite Solids''
Notions of material uniformity and homogeneity	201	(16)
M. Epstein
G.A. Maugin
On micromechanics of inelastic and piezoelectric composites	217	(22)
G.J. Dvorak
Y. Benveniste
Fracture and damage of nonhomogeneous solids	239	(14)
V. Tamuzs
Mechanics of functionally gradient materials: material tailoring on the micro- and macro-levels	253	(16)
K. Tanaka
``Structural Optimization''
Structural optimization of and with advanced materials	269	(16)
M.P. Bendsøe
Minimization of sound transfer by structural optimization	285	(18)
L. Gaul
P. Kohmann
D. Wittekind
Optimization and experiments - a survey	303	(20)
R.T. Haftka
E.P. Scott
``Solid Mechanics in Manufacturing''
Optimum design of metal forming based on finite element analysis and nonlinear programming	323	(18)
E. Nakamachi
Quench stress and deformation: mathematical modelling and numerical simulation	341	(18)
S. Sjostrom
Modeling large deformation and failure in manufacturing processes	359	(20)
D.J. Bammann
M.L. Chiesa
G.C. Johnson
SECTIONAL LECTURES
Some development of structural topology optimization	379	(16)
G.-D. Cheng
Kolmogorov-like behavior and inertial range vortex dynamics in turbulent compressible and MHD flows	395	(16)
A. Pouquet
Essential structure of the damage mechanics theories	411	(16)
D. Krajcinovic
Fluid-structure interactions between axial flows and slender structures	427	(16)
M.P. Paidoussis
Composites: a myriad of microstructure independent relations	443	(18)
G.W. Milton
Plasticity: inelastic flow of heterogeneous solids at finite strains and rotations	461	(20)
S. Nemat-Nasser
Mechanics of saturated-unsaturated porous materials and quantitative solutions	481	(16)
B.A. Schrefler
Instability of plastic deformations processes	497	(20)
H. Petryk
The mechanics of manufacturing processes	517	(16)
P. Wright
J. Stori
C. King
Multibody dynamics with multiple unilateral contacts	533	(18)
F. Pfeiffer
The fluid mechanics of natural ventilation	551	(16)
P.F. Linden
Down-to-earth temperatures: the mechanics of the thermal environment	567	(16)
R. Narasimha
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
List of contributed Papers presented at the Congress	583