Dynamics of Heterogeneous Materials

Dynamics of Heterogeneous Materials

Author: Vitali Nesterenko

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-09

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1475735243

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This monograph deals with the behavior of essentially nonlinear heterogeneous materials in processes occurring under intense dynamic loading, where microstructural effects play the main role. This book is not an introduction to the dynamic behavior of materials, and general information available in other books is not included. The material herein is presented in a form I hope will make it useful not only for researchers working in related areas, but also for graduate students. I used it successfully to teach a course on the dynamic behavior of materials at the University of California, San Diego. Another course well suited to the topic may be nonlinear wave dynamics in solids, especially the part on strongly nonlinear waves. About 100 problems presented in the book at the end of each chapter will help the reader to develop a deeper understanding of the subject. I tried to follow a few rules in writing this book: (1) To focus on strongly nonlinear phenomena where there is no small parameter with respect to the amplitude of disturbance, including solitons, shock waves, and localized shear. (2) To take into account phenomena sensitive to materials structure, where typical space scale of material parameters (particle size, cell size) are presented in the models or are variable in experimental research.


Chaos in Structural Mechanics

Chaos in Structural Mechanics

Author: Jan Awrejcewicz

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-11

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 3540776761

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This volume introduces new approaches to modeling strongly nonlinear behaviour of structural mechanical units: beams, plates and shells or composite systems. The text draws on bifurcation theory and chaos, emphasizing control and stability of objects and systems.


Material Properties under Intensive Dynamic Loading

Material Properties under Intensive Dynamic Loading

Author: Mikhail V. Zhernokletov

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-16

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 3540368450

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Understanding the physical and thermomechanical response of materials subjected to intensive dynamic loading is a challenge of great significance in engineering today. This volume assumes the task of gathering both experimental and diagnostic methods in one place, since not much information has been previously disseminated in the scientific literature.