Advances in Applied Mechanics
Academic Press
Published on 5. October 1977
389 pages
978-0-08-056395-4 (ISBN)
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Advances in Applied Mechanics
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Yih Chia-Shun
Advances in Applied Mechanics: v. 17
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09/1977
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Content
- Front Cover
- Advances in Applied Mechanics, Volume 17
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1. Some Aspects of Turbulence in Geophysical Systems
- I. Introduction
- II. Introductory Concepts in Turbulence-Homogeneous Fluids
- III. Some Basic Effects of Density Variations and Rotation
- IV. Thermal Convection
- V. Turbulence in Stably Stratified Fluids
- VI. Third-Order Closure Schemes in Turbulence Research
- References
- Chapter 2. Singular-Perturbation Problems in Ship Hydrodynamics
- I. Introduction
- II. Slender-Body Theory in Aerodynamics
- III. Slender Ships in Unsteady Motion at Zero Speed
- IV. Slender Ships in Steady Forward Motion
- V. Slender Ships in Unsteady Forward Motion
- References
- Chapter 3. Special Topics in Elastostatics
- I. Introduction
- II. Basic Equations
- III. Semi-Inverse Methods
- IV. Experiment and Mechanistic Theory
- References
- Chapter 4. On Nonlinear Parametric Excitation Problems
- I. Introduction
- II. Asymptotic Analysis for Weakly Nonlinear Systems
- III. Analysis by Difference Equations
- IV. Second Order Difference Systems
- V. Global Regions of Asymptotic Stability
- VI. Impulsive Parametric Excitation
- VII. An Example: A Hinged Bar Subjected to a Periodic Impact Load
- References
- Chapter 5. Foundations of the Theory of Surface Waves in Anisotropic Elastic Materials
- I. Introduction
- II. Algebraic Preliminaries
- III. Elasticity Tensors
- IV. The Fundamental Eigenvalue Problem
- V. Plane Elastostatics
- VI. A Uniformly Moving Line Singularity
- VII. Elastic Surface Waves. Basic Analysis
- VIII. The Uniqueness and Related Properties of Free Surface Waves
- IX. The Existence of Free Surface Waves
- X. Supplementary Topics
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
