Mechanics category: 1527 books
The Effect of Hydrogen and Hydrides on the Integrity of Zirconium Alloy Components
Delayed Hydride Cracking
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
By drawing together the current theoretical and experimental understanding of the phenomena of delayed hydride cracking (DHC) in zirconium alloys, The Effect of Hydrogen and Hydrides on the Integrity of Zirconium Alloy Components: Delayed Hydride Cracking provides a detailed explanation focusing on...
Theory of Liquids and Other Disordered Media
A Short Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
This set of lectures provides an introduction to the structure, thermodynamics and dynamics of liquids, binary solutions and polymers at a level that will enable graduate students and non-specialist researchers to understand more specialized literature and to possibly start their own work in this...
by George Arfken
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
International Edition University Physics aims to provide an authoritative treatment and pedagogical presentation in the subject of physics.
The text covers basic topics in physics such as scalars and vectors, the first and second condition of equilibrium, torque, center of gravity, and velocity...
Dynamic Response of Infrastructure to Environmentally Induced Loads
Analysis, Measurements, Testing, and Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
This book provides state of the art coverage of important current issues in the analysis, measurement, and monitoring of the dynamic response of infrastructure to environmental loads, including those induced by earthquake motion and differential soil settlement. The coverage is in five parts that...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
This book assembles, identifies and highlights the most recent developments in Rehabilitation and retrofitting of historical and heritage structures. This is an issue of paramount importance in countries with great built cultural heritage that also suffer from high seismicity, such as the countries...
Principles of Physics
For Scientists and Engineers
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
This textbook presents a basic course in physics to teach mechanics, mechanical properties of matter, thermal properties of matter, elementary thermodynamics, electrodynamics, electricity, magnetism, light and optics and sound. It includes simple mathematical approaches to each physical principle,...
Probability Based High Temperature Engineering
Creep and Structural Fire Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
This volume on structural fire resistance is for aerospace, structural, and fire prevention engineers; architects, and educators. It bridges the gap between prescriptive- and performance-based methods and simplifies very complex and comprehensive computer analyses to the point that the structural...
by Peter R. N. Childs, BSc.(Hons), D.Phil
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
Rotating flow is critically important across a wide range of scientific, engineering and product applications, providing design and modeling capability for diverse products such as jet engines, pumps and vacuum cleaners, as well as geophysical flows. Developed over the course of 20 years’ research...
by Galileo Galilei
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
This is the last, and perhaps most important, work by the man Einstein called "the father of modern science." Confined to house arrest in the final years of his life after his heresy trial, Galileo Galilei composed his "Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences" in 1638 as a sort of magnum opus to a life...
by Ronald L. Panton
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The most teachable book on incompressible flow— now fully revised, updated, and expanded
Incompressible Flow, Fourth Edition is the updated and revised edition of Ronald Panton's classic text. It continues a respected tradition of providing the most comprehensive coverage of the subject in...
Wave Propagation in Fluids
Models and Numerical Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
This second edition with four additional chapters presents the physical principles and solution techniques for transient propagation in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. The application domains vary including contaminant transport with or without sorption, the motion of immiscible hydrocarbons in aquifers,...
Elasticity
Theory, Applications, and Numerics
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
Elasticity: Theory, Applications, and Numerics, Third Edition, continues its market-leading tradition of concisely presenting and developing the linear theory of elasticity, moving from solution methodologies, formulations, and strategies into applications of contemporary interest, such as fracture...
High Temperature Gas Dynamics
An Introduction for Physicists and Engineers
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
High Temperature Gas Dynamics is a primer for scientists, engineers, and students who would like to have a basic understanding of the physics and the behavior of high-temperature gases. It is a valuable tool for astrophysicists as well. The first chapters treat the basic principles of quantum and...
Nonlinear and Complex Dynamics
Applications in Physical, Biological, and Financial Systems
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2011
Nonlinear Dynamics of Complex Systems describes chaos, fractal and stochasticities within celestial mechanics, financial systems and biochemical systems. Part I discusses methods and applications in celestial systems and new results in such areas as low energy impact dynamics, low-thrust planar trajectories...