Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation NDE plays an increasingly important role in determining properties and detecting defects in composite materials and the analysis of wave behavior is crucial to effectively using NDE techniques. The complexity of elastic wave prop... Lees meer.

This book gives a mathematical insight--including intermediate derivation steps--into engineering physics and turbulence modeling related to an anisotropic modification to the Boussinesq hypothesis deformation theory coupled with the similarity theory of velocity fluc... Lees meer.

The main purpose of this work is construction of the mathematical theory of elastic plates and shells by means of which the investigation of basic boundary value problems of the spatial theory of elasticity in the case of cylindrical do mains reduces to the study of t... Lees meer.

Distinct phase separation equilibrium fluid and equilibrium gel phases are observed in nanoclay dispersions with extensive aging. This thesis explores the dispersion stability microstructure and phase transitions involved in the nanoclay system. It describes the rece... Lees meer.

Models should be as simple as possible but no simpler. This book provides an introduction to the kinetic theory and computer simulation methods needed to handle such models and to interpret the results. It also includes a number of sample applications and computer code... Lees meer.

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In the . eld of structural engineering and smart structures wave propagation based tools have found increasing applications especially in the areaofstructuralhealthmonitoringandactivecontrolofvibrationsandnoise. Analysis of these structures is many orders more complex... Lees meer.

This textbook presents all the mathematical and physical concepts needed to visualize and understand representation surfaces providing readers with a reliable and intuitive understanding of the behavior and properties of anisotropic materials and a sound grasp of the... Lees meer.

Anisotropy different elastic moduli in various directions is inherent in every material in nature. In the past materials were assumed to be homogeneous and isotropic regardless of their composition. Although this assumption facilitates the calculations today s techn... Lees meer.

This book provides a detailed study of nonlinear partial differential equations satisfying certain nonstandard growth conditions which simultaneously extend polynomial inhomogeneous and fully anisotropic growth. This book provides a detailed study of nonlinear partial... Lees meer.

A requirement for the safe design of thermoplastic parts is the ability to precisely predict mechanical behaviour by nite element simulations. The presented material model considers linear-elastic behaviour and non-linear orthotropic stress-state dependent viscoplasti... Lees meer.

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The aim of the book is to provide a new and fruitful approach to the challenging problems of modern physics astrophysics and cosmology. The well-known observations of the flat rotation curves of spiral galaxies and of the gravitational lensing effect greatly exceeding... Lees meer.

3D grid-reinforced smart composites with periodic or nearly periodic arrangement of inclusions which are the subject matter of this book are not only worth considering because of their practical uses in various fields but also due to the obvious advantages they have ove... Lees meer.

A consistent theory for thin anisotropic layered structures is developed starting from asymptotic analysis of 3D equations in linear elasticity. The consideration is not restricted to the traditional boundary conditions along the faces of the structure expressed in ter... Lees meer.