Variational Methods In The Mechanics Of Solids

Author : S. Nemat-Nasser
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 429 pages
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Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483145839

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Variational Methods in the Mechanics of Solids by S. Nemat-Nasser Pdf

Variational Methods in the Mechanics of Solids contains the proceedings of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Symposium on Variational Methods in the Mechanics of Solids, held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, on September 11-13, 1978. The papers focus on advances in the application of variational methods to a variety of mathematically and technically significant problems in solid mechanics. The discussions are organized around three themes: thermomechanical behavior of composites, elastic and inelastic boundary value problems, and elastic and inelastic dynamic problems. This book is comprised of 58 chapters and opens by addressing some questions of asymptotic expansions connected with composite and with perforated materials. The following chapters explore mathematical and computational methods in plasticity; variational irreversible thermodynamics of open physical-chemical continua; macroscopic behavior of elastic material with periodically spaced rigid inclusions; and application of the Lanczos method to structural vibration. Finite deformation of elastic beams and complementary theorems of solid mechanics are also considered, along with numerical contact elastostatics; periodic solutions in plasticity and viscoplasticity; and the convergence of the mixed finite element method in linear elasticity. This monograph will appeal to practitioners of mathematicians as well as theoretical and applied mechanics.

Author : S. Nemat-Nasser
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Boundary value problems
ISBN : 0080247288

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Variational Methods in the Mechanics of Solids by S. Nemat-Nasser Pdf

Author : J. N. Reddy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119087373

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Energy Principles and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics by J. N. Reddy Pdf

A comprehensive guide to using energy principles and variational methods for solving problems in solid mechanics This book provides a systematic, highly practical introduction to the use of energy principles, traditional variational methods, and the finite element method for the solution of engineering problems involving bars, beams, torsion, plane elasticity, trusses, and plates. It begins with a review of the basic equations of mechanics, the concepts of work and energy, and key topics from variational calculus. It presents virtual work and energy principles, energy methods of solid and structural mechanics, Hamilton’s principle for dynamical systems, and classical variational methods of approximation. And it takes a more unified approach than that found in most solid mechanics books, to introduce the finite element method. Featuring more than 200 illustrations and tables, this Third Edition has been extensively reorganized and contains much new material, including a new chapter devoted to the latest developments in functionally graded beams and plates. Offers clear and easy-to-follow descriptions of the concepts of work, energy, energy principles and variational methods Covers energy principles of solid and structural mechanics, traditional variational methods, the least-squares variational method, and the finite element, along with applications for each Provides an abundance of examples, in a problem-solving format, with descriptions of applications for equations derived in obtaining solutions to engineering structures Features end-of-the-chapter problems for course assignments, a Companion Website with a Solutions Manual, Instructor's Manual, figures, and more Energy Principles and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics, Third Edition is both a superb text/reference for engineering students in aerospace, civil, mechanical, and applied mechanics, and a valuable working resource for engineers in design and analysis in the aircraft, automobile, civil engineering, and shipbuilding industries.

Author : Clive L. Dym,Irving H. Shames
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461460343

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Solid Mechanics by Clive L. Dym,Irving H. Shames Pdf

Solid Mechanics: A Variational Approach, Augmented Edition presents a lucid and thoroughly developed approach to solid mechanics for students engaged in the study of elastic structures not seen in other texts currently on the market. This work offers a clear and carefully prepared exposition of variational techniques as they are applied to solid mechanics. Unlike other books in this field, Dym and Shames treat all the necessary theory needed for the study of solid mechanics and include extensive applications. Of particular note is the variational approach used in developing consistent structural theories and in obtaining exact and approximate solutions for many problems. Based on both semester and year-long courses taught to undergraduate seniors and graduate students, this text is geared for programs in aeronautical, civil, and mechanical engineering, and in engineering science. The authors’ objective is two-fold: first, to introduce the student to the theory of structures (one- and two-dimensional) as developed from the three-dimensional theory of elasticity; and second, to introduce the student to the strength and utility of variational principles and methods, including briefly making the connection to finite element methods. A complete set of homework problems is included.

Author : Francesco dell'Isola,Sergey Gavrilyuk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783709109830

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Variational Models and Methods in Solid and Fluid Mechanics by Francesco dell'Isola,Sergey Gavrilyuk Pdf

F. dell'Isola, L. Placidi: Variational principles are a powerful tool also for formulating field theories. - F. dell'Isola, P. Seppecher, A. Madeo: Beyond Euler-Cauchy Continua. The structure of contact actions in N-th gradient generalized continua: a generalization of the Cauchy tetrahedron argument. - B. Bourdin, G.A. Francfort: Fracture. - S. Gavrilyuk: Multiphase flow modeling via Hamilton's principle. - V. L. Berdichevsky: Introduction to stochastic variational problems. - A. Carcaterra: New concepts in damping generation and control: theoretical formulation and industrial applications. - F. dell'Isola, P. Seppecher, A. Madeo: Fluid shock wave generation at solid-material discontinuity surfaces in porous media. Variational methods give an efficient and elegant way to formulate and solve mathematical problems that are of interest to scientists and engineers. In this book three fundamental aspects of the variational formulation of mechanics will be presented: physical, mathematical and applicative ones. The first aspect concerns the investigation of the nature of real physical problems with the aim of finding the best variational formulation suitable to those problems. The second aspect is the study of the well-posedeness of those mathematical problems which need to be solved in order to draw previsions from the formulated models. And the third aspect is related to the direct application of variational analysis to solve real engineering problems.

Author : Stephan Teichtmeister
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3937399569

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Variational Methods for Dissipative Multifield Problems in Solid Mechanics by Stephan Teichtmeister Pdf

Author : J. Mason
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781483289649

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Variational, Incremental and Energy Methods in Solid Mechanics and Shell Theory by J. Mason Pdf

Studies in Applied Mechanics, 4: Variational, Incremental, and Energy Methods in Solid Mechanics and Shell Theory covers the subject of variational, incremental, and energy methods in Solid Mechanics and Shell Theory from a general standpoint, employing general coordinates and tensor notations. The publication first ponders on mathematical preliminaries, kinematics and stress in three-dimensional solid continua, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Discussions focus on the principles of virtual displacements and virtual forces, kinematics of rigid body motions, incremental stresses, kinematics of incremental deformation, description of motion, coordinates, reference and deformed states, tensor formulas for surfaces, and differentials and derivatives of operators. The text then elaborates on constitutive material laws, deformation and stress in shells, first law of thermodynamics applied to shells, and constitutive relations and material laws for shells. Concerns cover hyperelastic incremental material relations, material laws for thin elastic shells, incremental theory and stability, reduced and local forms of the first law of thermodynamics, and description of deformation and motion in shells. The book examines elastic stability, finite element models, variational and incremental principles, variational principles of elasticity and shell theory, and constitutive relations and material laws for shells. The publication is a valuable reference for researchers interested in the variational, incremental, and energy methods in solid mechanics and shell theory.

Author : Marco L. Bittencourt
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482246537

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Computational Solid Mechanics by Marco L. Bittencourt Pdf

Presents a Systematic Approach for Modeling Mechanical Models Using Variational Formulation-Uses Real-World Examples and Applications of Mechanical ModelsUtilizing material developed in a classroom setting and tested over a 12-year period, Computational Solid Mechanics: Variational Formulation and High-Order Approximation details an approach that e

Author : Paolo Maria Mariano
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030900519

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Variational Views in Mechanics by Paolo Maria Mariano Pdf

This volume provides a timely survey of interactions between the calculus of variations and theoretical and applied mechanics. Chapters have been significantly expanded since preliminary versions appeared in a special issue of the Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (184(1), 2020) on “Calculus of Variations in Mechanics and Related Fields”. The variety of topics covered offers researchers an overview of problems in mechanics that can be analyzed with variational techniques, making this a valuable reference for researchers in the field. It also presents ideas for possible future areas of research, showing how the mastery of these foundational mathematical techniques can be used for many exciting applications. Specific topics covered include: Topology optimization Identification of material properties Optimal control Plastic flows Gradient polyconvexity Obstacle problems Quasi-monotonicity Variational Views in Mechanics will appeal to researchers in mathematics, solid-states physics, and mechanical, civil, and materials engineering.

Author : Clive L. Dym,Irving Herman Shames
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UCSD:31822031546849

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Solid Mechanics: a Variational Approach by Clive L. Dym,Irving Herman Shames Pdf

Author : J. Mason
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781483289915

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Methods of Functional Analysis for Application in Solid Mechanics by J. Mason Pdf

Publications oriented to the interests of engineering scientists and graduate students on topics of functional analysis and its applications are rare - this book has been written to fill the gap in the literature. It provides a readable account of basic mathematic topics, with illustrative examples and chapters devoted to finite elements, variational principles of elasticity and plasticity, variational inequalities and elastic stability. The text is entirely self-contained and covers a wide range of topics and ideas, from elementary concepts to modern theories and applications, and includes numerous references. It is written for engineers, graduate students and researchers who need a general knowledge of modern mathematical methods in solid mechanics.

Author : Martin Fuchs,Gregory Seregin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3662202573

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Variational Methods for Problems from Plasticity Theory and for Generalized Newtonian Fluids by Martin Fuchs,Gregory Seregin Pdf

Variational methods are applied to prove the existence of weak solutions for boundary value problems from the deformation theory of plasticity as well as for the slow, steady state flow of generalized Newtonian fluids including the Bingham and Prandtl-Eyring model. For perfect plasticity the role of the stress tensor is emphasized by studying the dual variational problem in appropriate function spaces. The main results describe the analytic properties of weak solutions, e.g. differentiability of velocity fields and continuity of stresses. The monograph addresses researchers and graduate students interested in applications of variational and PDE methods in the mechanics of solids and fluids.

Author : Victor Berdichevsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540884675

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Variational Principles of Continuum Mechanics by Victor Berdichevsky Pdf

Thereareabout500booksonvariationalprinciples. Theyareconcernedmostlywith the mathematical aspects of the topic. The major goal of this book is to discuss the physical origin of the variational principles and the intrinsic interrelations between them. For example, the Gibbs principles appear not as the rst principles of the theory of thermodynamic equilibrium but as a consequence of the Einstein formula for thermodynamic uctuations. The mathematical issues are considered as long as they shed light on the physical outcomes and/or provide a useful technique for direct study of variational problems. Thebookisacompletelyrewrittenversionoftheauthor’smonographVariational Principles of Continuum Mechanics which appeared in Russian in 1983. I have been postponing the English translation because I wished to include the variational pr- ciples of irreversible processes in the new edition. Reaching an understanding of this subject took longer than I expected. In its nal form, this book covers all aspects of the story. The part concerned with irreversible processes is tiny, but it determines the accents put on all the results presented. The other new issues included in the book are: entropy of microstructure, variational principles of vortex line dynamics, va- ational principles and integration in functional spaces, some stochastic variational problems, variational principle for probability densities of local elds in composites with random structure, variational theory of turbulence; these topics have not been covered previously in monographic literature.

Author : J.T. Oden,J.N. Reddy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642963124

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Variational Methods in Theoretical Mechanics by J.T. Oden,J.N. Reddy Pdf

This is a textbook written for use in a graduate-level course for students of mechanics and engineering science. It is designed to cover the essential features of modern variational methods and to demonstrate how a number of basic mathematical concepts can be used to produce a unified theory of variational mechanics. As prerequisite to using this text, we assume that the student is equipped with an introductory course in functional analysis at a level roughly equal to that covered, for example, in Kolmogorov and Fomin (Functional Analysis, Vol. I, Graylock, Rochester, 1957) and possibly a graduate-level course in continuum mechanics. Numerous references to supplementary material are listed throughout the book. We are indebted to Professor Jim Douglas of the University of Chicago, who read an earlier version of the manuscript and whose detailed suggestions were extremely helpful in preparing the final draft. He also gratefully acknowledge that much of our own research work on variational theory was supported by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. He are indebted to Mr. Ming-Goei Sheu for help in proofreading. Finally, we wish to express thanks to Mrs. Marilyn Gude for her excellent and pains taking job of typing the manuscript. J. T. ODEN J. N. REDDY Table of Contents PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Role of Variational Theory in Mechanics. 1 1.2 Some Historical Comments ......... . 2 1.3 Plan of Study ............... . 5 7 2. MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSICAL VARIATIONAL THEORY 7 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . .

Author : C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Boundary element methods
ISBN : UCSD:31822002117224

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Variational Methods in Engineering by C. A. Brebbia Pdf