Advances in Applied Mechanics
Academic Press
Published on 23. January 1990
495 pages
978-0-08-056405-0 (ISBN)
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Advances in Applied Mechanics
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Theodore Y. Wu | John W. Hutchinson
Advances in Applied Mechanics: v. 27
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12/1989
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Applied Mechanics, Volume 27
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. New Directions in Solitons and Nonlinear Periodic Waves
- I. Introduction
- II. Polycnoidal Waves
- III. Periodic ("Cnoidal") Waves as Exact Imbricate Series of Solitons
- IV. Numerical Boundary Value Algorithms for Direct Computation of Solitons
- V. Weakly Nonlocal Solitary Waves
- VI. Summary: Quo Vadis?
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 2. Material Failure by Void Growth to Coalescence
- I. Introduction
- II. Basic Equations
- III. Continuum Models of Porous Ductile Solids
- IV. Localization of Plastic Flow
- V. Cell Model Studies
- VI. Formation and Growth of Cracks
- VII. Effect of Yield Surface Curvature
- VIII. Strain Rate Sensitive Material
- IX. Creep Failure by Grain Boundary Cavitation
- X. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 3. Complete Solutions to Some Mixed Boundary Value Problems in Elasticity
- I. Introduction
- II. Theory
- III. Illustrative Examples
- IV. Discussion
- V. Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Appendix F
- Appendix G
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Chapter 4. Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer in Porous Media
- I. Introduction
- II. Forced Convection in Porous Media
- III. Natural Convection in Porous Media
- IV. Multiphase Transport in Porous Media
- V. Radiative Heat Transfer in Porous Beds
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 5. Solitons Induced by Boundary Conditions
- I. Introduction
- II. Experiments
- III. Numerical Results
- IV. Theory
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Physical Limnology
- I. Introduction
- II. Seasonal Behavior
- III. Surface Fluxes
- IV. The Surface Layer
- V. Upwelling
- VI. Differential Deepening
- VII. Differential Heating and Cooling
- VIII. Outflow
- IX. Inflow
- X. Mixing below the Surface Layer
- XI. Modeling
- XII. Reservoir Destratification by Bubble Aerators
- XIII. Summary
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
