Mechanics category: 1527 books
by D. Laurence, W. Rodi
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 1999
These proceedings contain the papers presented at the 4th International Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements held at Ajaccio, Corsica, France from 24-26 May 1999. It follows three previous conferences on the topic of engineering turbulence modelling and measurements.
The...
Understanding the Magic of the Bicycle
Basic scientific explanations to the two-wheeler's mysterious and fascinating behavior
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
The bicycle is a common, yet unique mechanical contraption in our world. In spite of this, the bike's physical and mechanical principles are understood by a select few. You do not have to be a genius to join this small group of people who understand the physics of cycling. This is your guide to fundamental...
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Selected Contributions from the Conference “Modern Engineering: Science and Education”, Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
This book draws together the most interesting recent results to emerge in mechanical engineering in Russia, providing a fascinating overview of the state of the art in the field in that country which will be of interest to a wide readership. A broad range of topics and issues in modern engineering...
Water Hammer
Practical Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995
Water hammer, or the study of fluid transient behaviour, is one of the most common problems in the water engineering community. This book covers the many causes and solutions in a practical way and is an essential reference for all those concerned with the flow of liquids, not just water, in pipe...
by Val S. Lobanoff, Robert R. Ross
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Centrifugal Pumps: Design and Application, Second Edition focuses on the design of chemical pumps, composite materials, manufacturing techniques employed in nonmetallic pump applications, mechanical seals, and hydraulic design.
The publication first offers information on the elements of pump...
Topology Optimization Theory for Laminar Flow
Applications in Inverse Design of Microfluidics
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
This book presents the topology optimization theory for laminar flows with low and moderate Reynolds numbers, based on the density method and level-set method, respectively. The density-method-based theory offers efficient convergence, while the level-set-method-based theory can provide anaccurate...
Simplified Theory of Plastic Zones
Based on Zarka's Method
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
The present book provides a new method to estimate elastic-plastic strains via a series of linear elastic analyses. For a life prediction of structures subjected to variable loads, frequently encountered in mechanical and civil engineering, the cyclically accumulated deformation and the elastic plastic...
Humanizing Digital Reality
Design Modelling Symposium Paris 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
This book aims at finding some answers to the questions: What is the influence of humans in controlling CAD and how much is human in control of its surroundings? How far does our reach as humans really go? Do the complex algorithms that we use for city planning nowadays live up to their expectations...
by Eduardo N Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
This book presents a detailed discussion of the models that were developed to simulate the collapse and post-collapse behavior of steel pipes.
The finite element method offers to engineers the possibility of developing models to simulate the collapse behavior of casings inside oil wells and...
by Nisith R. Mandal
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
This book addresses various aspects of ship construction, from ship types and construction materials, to welding technologies and accuracy control. The contents of the book are logically organized and divided into twenty-one chapters.
The book covers structural arrangement with longitudinal...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This volume is a result of two international workshops, namely the Second Annual Workshop on Inverse Problems and the Workshop on Large-Scale Modeling, held jointly in Sunne, Sweden from May 1-6 2012. The subject of the inverse problems workshop was to present new analytical developments and new numerical...
Navier-Stokes-Fourier Equations
A Rational Asymptotic Modelling Point of View
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2012
This research monograph deals with a modeling theory of the system of Navier-Stokes-Fourier equations for a Newtonian fluid governing a compressible viscous and heat conducting flows. The main objective is threefold. First , to 'deconstruct' this Navier-Stokes-Fourier system in order to unify the...
by Tian Ma, Shouhong Wang
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2013
This book is an introduction to a comprehensive and unified dynamic transition theory for dissipative systems and to applications of the theory to a range of problems in the nonlinear sciences. The main objectives of this book are to introduce a general principle of dynamic transitions for dissipative...
Generalized Continua as Models for Materials
with Multi-scale Effects or Under Multi-field Actions
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
This volume presents contributions describing the micro- and macro-behaviours, new existence and uniqueness theorems, the formulation of multi-scale problems, etc. and now it is time to ponder again the state of matter and to discuss new trends and applications.
The main focus is directed on the following...