Bücher der Reihe CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

This book describes the most widely applicable modeling approaches. Moreover, the possibility of modeling the poly-dispersity of the secondary phases in Eulerian-Eulerian schemes by solving the population balance equation is discussed.

It features contributions by established international experts and offers a coherent and comprehensive overview of the state-of-the art research in the field, thus addressing both postgraduate students and researchers in aerospace, mechanical and civil engineering.

In sport disciplines such as running, ice skating, bicycling and cross-country skiing the aerodynamic drag force constitutes the major obstacle to overcome.

The latest state of simulation techniques to model plasticity and fracture in crystalline materials on the nano- and microscale is presented.

Nonsmooth mechanics is a relatively complex field and requires a good knowledge of mechanics as well as a good background in some parts of modern mathematics. It includes contributions that cover mechanical aspects as well as the mathematical and numerical treatment.

Advanced materials play a crucial role in modern engineering applications where they are often exposed to complex loading and environmental conditions.

The articles in this book describe new developments in the area of structural testing, particularly those based upon the principle of fusing numerical and experimental methods such as real-time dynamic substructuring and hardware-in-the loop testing.

The main focus of the book is to convey modern techniques applied within the range of computational mechanics of beams, plates and shells. The topics of interest are wide ranging and include computational aspects of nonlinear theories of shells and beams.

The book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials, written for graduate students and practitioners in industry. It examines ways to model the impact event, to determine the size and severity of the damage and discusses general trends observed during experiments.

J.D. Humphrey: Need for a Continuum Biochemomechanical Theory of SoftTissue and Cellular Growth and RemodelingH. Schmid and P.J. Hunter: Multi-scale Modelling of the HeartR.W. Ogden: Anisotropy and Nonlinear Elasticity in Arterial Wall MechanicsG.A. Holzapfel: Arterial Tissue in Health and Disease: Experimental Data, Collagen-based Modeling and Simulation, Including Aortic Dissection

Mixed finite element methods are a tool to solve complex engineering problems of different nature. On the other side the mathematical background is provided including proofs of convergence and stability of these methods and adequate solvers for mixed problems are discussed.

Dynamical Inverse Problems presents an overview of the general aspects and practical applications of dynamic inverse methods. Topics include classical and advanced inverse problems in vibration, dynamic methods for structural identification, and more.

The book presents an updated state-of-the-art overview of the general aspects and practical applications of the theories of thin structures, through the interaction of several topics, ranging from non-linear thin-films, shells, junctions, beams of different materials and in different contexts (elasticity, plasticity, etc.).

The fields of similarity and preference are still broadening due to the exploration of new fields of application.

In sport disciplines such as running, ice skating, bicycling and cross-country skiing the aerodynamic drag force constitutes the major obstacle to overcome.

This volume presents modeling and simulation techniques for the dynamical analysis of coupled engineering systems consisting of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and biological components as well as control devices based on computer hardware and software.

The book focuses on the physical and mathematical foundations of model-based turbulence control: reduced-order modelling and control design in simulations and experiments.

This book shows the range of current theoretical concepts and tools in earth deformation studies: poroelastic field theory to micro-mechanical and homogenization studies, chemomechanics and interfacial stability theory of soluble solids under stress and more.

This unique survey of how the diffuse interface model can be applied to multiphase flow modeling stresses its use in micro-engineering. It proves the model's robustness in accounting for flows without sharp interfaces, such as coalescing drops and bubbles.

Defects, dislocations and the general theory.- Approaches to generalized continua.- Generalized continuum modelling of crystal plasticity.- Introduction to discrete dislocation dynamics. The book contains four lectures on generalized continua and dislocation theory, reflecting the treatment of the subject at different scales.

This volume presents both the theoretical background and an overview of the state-of-the art in wave propagation in linear and nonlinear periodic media. It details everything from basic concepts to the most promising recent engineering applications.

It presents a review of the current knowledge of the behaviour of soft tissues in the cardiovascular system under mechanical loads, and the importance of constitutive laws in understanding the underlying mechanics is highlighted.

This book proposes a design support methodology which can help water utilities, managers and researchers to define the optimal districts or sectors of a water supply network. The methodology is based on graph theory principles and tested in real-world cases.

The articles in this volume present the state-of-the-art in noise prediction, modeling and measurement. The articles are partially based on class notes provided during the course Noise sources in turbulent shear flows, given at CISM on April 2011.

A comprehensive review of the material behavior of concrete under dynamic loads, especially impact and impuls, opens the volume. For readers not current in dynamic analysis methods, an appendix contains a review of the mathematical methods most commonly used for such analysis.

The volume introduces basic concepts necessary for a modern treatment of inequality problems in finite degree of freedom dynamics. The lectures cover a broad area of non-smooth dynamics from primal and dual energy functions in variational and differential form to application problems as chimney dampers or vibration conveyors.

This book shows the range of current theoretical concepts and tools in earth deformation studies: poroelastic field theory to micro-mechanical and homogenization studies, chemomechanics and interfacial stability theory of soluble solids under stress and more.

In particular, the governing equations of non linear thermoelasticity and thermoinelasticity as well as the basic properties of these equations as resulting from the primary assumptions of continuum thermodynamics are derived. The possible forms of the second law of thermodynamics are discussed within the frame work ofaxiomatic thermodynamics.