Applied Mechanics Reviews: Recent submissions
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Applied Mechanics Problems in Automotive Engineering
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1986)The automotive industry is undergoing a technological revolution unparalleled since its infancy. Increased foreign competition, particularly in terms of product cost, has created a need for ... -
Thermoplastics: New Opportunities for Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1986)The use of thermoplastic polymeric materials in structural applications is increasing. A good example is the all-plastic thermoplastic automotive bumper, made of unfilled nonreinforced thermoplastic ... -
Applied Mechanics Problems in the Oil and Gas Industry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1986)The petroleum industry offers a broad spectrum of problems that falls within the domain of expertise of mechanical engineers. These problems range from the design of well production equipment ... -
Practical Aspects of Finite Element Computations in Solid Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1986)The paper focuses on practical aspects of the prospective use of finite element methods in problems in solid mechanics. It looks briefly at the computer and computer language environment in ... -
Special Issue on Manufacturing Science and Technology: Introduction
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Special Issue on Applied Mechanics Problems in Industry: Introduction
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Mechanics-Related Problems of Magnetic Recording Technology and Ink-Jet Printing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1986)In this paper, mechanical aspects of magnetic recording technology and nonimpact printing are discussed. In the recording area, theoretical and experimental aspects of air bearing theory, head/disk ... -
Letter to the Editor commenting on “Review of ‘Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics’” (Levinson, David, 1986, Appl. Mech. Rev., 39, p. 1190)
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Thermal Management of Electronic Equipment: A Review of Technology and Research Topics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1986)Increasing miniaturization of microcircuits on chips of increasing size and new schemes of electrical connection, such as flip-chip bonding and surface mounting, are setting more demanding criteria ... -
Structural Dynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)While much of the linear theory of structural dynamics has been codified in numerous computer software, important problems remain such as inverse methods (modal synthesis or system identification) ... -
Structural Systems for Elevated Temperatures and Hostile Environments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)The demand on load-carrying structural systems for increased operating temperatures in hostile environments has led to the development of new metallic alloys and non-metallic materials. Because ... -
Mechanics of Electronic and Electromechanical Devices
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Problems involving the interaction of electromagnetic material effects and forces with stresses, deformations, and dynamics span a wide spectrum from thermal strain problems in microelectronic chips ... -
Processing and Manufacturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)The general problems associated with the mechanics of forming processes are discussed. Particular topics include: (i) processing of electronic devices; (ii) flexible robotic systems; (iii) manufacturing ... -
Foundations of Solid Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Solid mechanics is a basic discipline which supports much of the practice of mechanical and civil engineering, and contributes significantly to other engineering and scientific disciplines. Research ... -
Fracture Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Fracture mechanics is an active research field that is currently advancing on many fronts. This appraisal of research trends and opportunities notes the promising developments of nonlinear fracture ... -
Stress Wave Propagation, Dynamic Material Response, and Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Stress wave propagation is of fundamental importance in modern technology because it provides the primary means for the nondestructive examination of defects and in-homogeneities in opaque materials ... -
Experimental Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Mechanical failure of machine parts, structures, and microelectronic components has a strong negative impact on the safety, security, and productivity of our people. Prevention of these failures ... -
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)New discoveries have been made recently about the nature of complex motions in nonlinear dynamics. These new concepts are changing many of the ideas about dynamical systems in physics and in ... -
Metal Plasticity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Advances in metal forming, lifetime of turbine blades, load carrying capacity of metal structures, armor penetration, and fracture resistance of structural metals all rely on improved understanding ... -
Polymers and Viscoelasticity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)The mechanics of polymers offers a variety of emerging technical problems ranging from basic properties characterization to simulation of complex manufacturing operations. Of particular importance ...