Applied Mechanics Reviews: Recent submissions
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Effect of Swelling on the Failure Mode of Foamy Materials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A study was undertaken for the mode of failure of open- or closed-cell cellular materials depending on the variation of the relative density of the material because of swelling or variation ... -
Synchronization and Chaotization in Interacting Dynamical Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)Synchronization of systems executing periodic and chaotic motions, both oscillatory and rotatory, is considered from the general standpoint in this review article. It is shown that the synchronization ... -
Special Issue on Mechanics of Swelling
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Nonlinear Boltzmann Equation Solutions and Applications to Fluid Dynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)This paper provides a review of the mathematical results on the solution of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation. The survey deals both with analytical and computational aspects: Mathematical formulation ... -
Random Vibration of Structures: A Personal Perspective
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)Some topics in random vibration of structures are reviewed. For this occasion three topics are chosen: (a) effect of cross correlations in linear vibration of continuous structures, (b) effect ... -
Cosserat Plasticity and Plastic Spin
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A review of the present approaches to Cosserat plasticity and to its applications is presented, in comparison with the direct Theory of the Plastic Spin. In both theories, the classical ... -
Removal, Suppression, and Control of Chaos by Nonlinear Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)Techniques to remove, suppress, and control the chaotic behavior of nonlinear systems are reviewed. Analysis of a forced damped nonlinear oscillator provides a brief overview of the relevant ... -
Interfacial Instabilities in Stratified Shear Flows Involving Multiple Viscous and Viscoelastic Fluids
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)This article reviews recent developments in the analysis of interfacial instabilities in systems involving multiple viscous and viscoelastic fluids. The scope of the review is limited to three ... -
Bifurcation and Stability in Dissipative Media (Plasticity, Friction, Fracture)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)This paper addresses stability and bifurcation analysis for common systems of solids in the framework of plasticity, of friction and of fracture mechanics. Although physically different, usual ... -
Contact-Impact Problems: A Review With Bibliography
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)Contact-impact problems are of great interest in many engineering fields, eg automotive industry, aircraft industry, nuclear industry, defence industry, and ocean engineering etc. Much research ... -
Analytical, Computational and Experimental Investigations on Stress Wave Propagation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)Wave phenomena in intensely loaded bodies are often paradoxical and unexpected. They are evoked by stress wave interactions and depend substantially on actual material properties, body shapes and ... -
Theories and Computational Models for Composite Laminates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)A review of equivalent–single–layer and layerwise laminated plate theories and their finite element models is presented. The layerwise theory advanced by the senior author is presented and a ... -
Analytical Solutions of Contact Impact Problems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)In this article, analytical solutions of the normal and tangential impact of half-spaces at low velocities are formulated. After a brief introduction, a classification of contact problems is ... -
Solid Layer Thermal-Conductivity Measurement Techniques
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)The thermal conductivities of solid layers of thicknesses from 0.01 to 100 μm affect the performance and reliability of electronic circuits, laser systems, and microfabricated sensors. This work ... -
Recent Advances and Applications of Reduction Methods
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)The focus of this review is on the basic idea and useful interpretations of reduction methods; multiple-parameter reduction methods; treatment of nonconservative loadings (unsymmetric systems); and ... -
Piezoelectricity and Its Use in Disturbance Sensing and Control of Flexible Structures: A Survey
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)Piezoelectric materials are being used at an increasing rate by researchers in the areas of vibration, measurement and control. Due to their distinct features, these materials can be employed ... -
Special Issue on Mechanics of Contact Impact
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Simulations of Plastic Instabilities in Solid Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)The purpose of the present article is provide a perspective for computational predictions related to such plastic instabilities as buckling, necking and flow localization including shear–banding ... -
Friction-Induced Vibration, Chatter, Squeal, and Chaos—Part II: Dynamics and Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)This part provides a comprehensive account of the main theorems and mechanisms developed in the literature concerning friction-induced noise and vibration. Some of these mechanisms are based on ... -
Friction-Induced Vibration, Chatter, Squeal, and Chaos—Part I: Mechanics of Contact and Friction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994)Friction force between sliding surfaces arises due to varied and complex mechanisms and can be responsible for undesirable dynamic characteristics in many mechanical systems. Controversies over ...