Applied Mechanics Reviews: Recent submissions
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Scaling Laws for Fully Developed Turbulent Flow in Pipes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)Mathematical and experimental evidence is presented to the effect that the velocity profile in the intermediate region of turbulent shear flow in a pipe obeys a Reynolds-number dependent scaling ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Dusty-Gas Boundary Layers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This article reviews the state of the art in the mathematical modeling of dusty-gas laminar boundary layers in the framework of the two-fluid approach. Main attention is paid to the strict ... -
Generation of Surface Waves by Wind
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Bayonet Tube Heat Exchanger
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This review article provides an overview and assessment of the bayonet tube heat exchanger in its concentric tube configuration. The article begins with a brief historical sketch of its use ... -
Using Nonlinearities for Improved Stress Analysis by Thermoelastic Techniques
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)Stress analysis by thermoelastic techniques has become a growing field since the application of sensitive infra-red measuring devices in the late 1960s. It is commonly asserted that by observing ... -
Aerospace Thermal-Structural Testing Technology
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This review article describes aerospace thermal-structural testing technology. It begins with discussions of aerodynamic heating and space radiation heating. The review continues with a general ... -
Computational Approaches With Applications to Non-Classical and Classical Thermomechanical Problems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)Although the issues are not very controversial, the fusion of both the fields of heat conduction in solids and elasticity which results in the so-called field of dynamic thermoelasticity (both ... -
Vibration of Shallow Shells: A Review With Bibliography
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This review article documents recent developments in the free vibration analysis of thin, moderately thick, and thick shallow shells. An introductory review of the studies in Kirchhoff-Love ... -
Research as a Life Style
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Interactions of Space Bodies With Atmospheres of Planets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)In this review article, a modern theory of meteor body motion in the atmosphere is described. The theory is based on the results of high-speed aerodynamics. The author understands that such ... -
Review of Mechanics of Shape Memory Alloy Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This article presents a review of constitutive theories, mechanics, and structural applications of shape memory alloys. Although these materials possess a number of unique features, this review ... -
Dynamic Characteristics of Magnetically-Levitated Vehicle Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)The dynamic response of magnetically-levitated (maglev) ground transportation systems has important consequences for safety and ride quality, guideway design, and system costs. This article, which ... -
Drained Granular Material Under Cyclic Loading With Temperature-Induced Soil/Structure Interaction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This review article is divided into three parts. Firstly, three soil/structure interaction problems are described in which strain is imposed on the soil caused by solar heating of the structures. ... -
Scaling of Structural Failure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This article attempts to review the progress achieved in the understanding of scaling and size effect in the failure of structures. Particular emphasis is placed on quasibrittle materials for ... -
Adaptive Finite Element Methods: A Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)The adaptive finite element method (FEM) was developed in the early 1980s. The basic concept of adaptivity developed in the FEM is that, when a physical problem is analyzed using finite ... -
Erratum: “Differential Quadrature Method in Computational Mechanics: A Review” [Applied Mechanics Reviews, 1996, 49(1), pp. 1–28]
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Special Issue on Thermal Stresses: Introduction
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Strain Rate Effects in Composites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)A review of the high strain rate behavior of filamentary composite materials is presented. The experimental techniques used for evaluating the dynamic performance of composites are discussed, as ... -
Zero-Pressure-Gradient Turbulent Boundary Layer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)Of the many aspects of the long-studied field of turbulence, the zero-pressure-gradient boundary layer is probably the most investigated, and perhaps also the most reviewed. Turbulence is a ... -
Recent Engineering Applications in China on Coupling Boundary Elements With Finite Elements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997)This review article deals with some recent investigations in China in coupling boundary elements (BEs) with finite elements (FEs) during the last decade. Two types of combination schemes are ...