Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures
Author: Dinar Camotim
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 752
Release: 2000
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781860942525

The subject of coupled instabilities is a fascinating field of research with a wide range of practical applications, particularly in the analysis and design of metal structures. Despite the excellent body of existing results concerning coupled instability structural behaviour, this situation has not yet been adequately translated into design rules or specifications. In fact, only to a small extent do modern design codes for metal structures take advantage of the significant progress made in the field. This book, which contains all the invited general reports and selected papers presented at the Third International Conference on "Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures". (CIMS '2000), should provide a meaningful contribution towards filling the gap between research and practice.

Progress in Durability Analysis of Composite Systems

Progress in Durability Analysis of Composite Systems
Author: K.L. Reifsnider
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789054109600

Composite material systems are the basis for much of the natural world around us and are rapidly becoming the basis for many modern engineering components. A controlling feature for the general use of such systems is their damage tolerance, durability and reliability. The present book is a comprehensive cross section of the state of the art in the field of the durability of polymer-based, composite, and adhesive systems. As such, it is of special value to researchers concerned with the frontier of the field, to students concerned with the substance of the subject, and to the applied community concerned with the finding methodologies that make it possible to design safe and durable engineering components using material systems.

Advances in Rock Dynamics and Applications

Advances in Rock Dynamics and Applications
Author: Yingxin Zhou
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2011-05-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203093208

The study of rock dynamics is important because many rock mechanics and rock engineering problems involve dynamic loading ranging from earthquakes to vibrations and explosions. The subject deals with the distribution and propagation of loads, dynamic responses, and processes of rocks and rate-dependent properties, coupled with the physical environm

General Relativity and Gravitation, 1989

General Relativity and Gravitation, 1989
Author: Neil Ashby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 526
Release: 1990-10-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521384285

This volume contains the proceedings of the twelfth triannual International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, the premier conference for presentation and discussion of new ideas in relativity and cosmology. The volume will contain the invited talks as well as short reports on the parallel workshops that took place at the meeting. It will be essential reading for all research workers in relativity, cosmology and astrophysics.

Progress in Adhesion and Adhesives

Progress in Adhesion and Adhesives
Author: K. L. Mittal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2015-07-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119162327

This book is based on the 13 review articles written by subject experts and published in 2014 in the Journal Reviews of Adhesion and Adhesives. The rationale for publication of this book is that currently the RAA has limited circulation, so this book provides broad exposure and dissemination of the concise, critical, illuminating, and thought-provoking review articles. The subjects of the reviews fall into 4 general areas: 1. Polymer surface modification 2. Biomedical, pharmaceutical and dental fields 3. Adhesives and adhesive joints 4. General Adhesion Aspects The topics covered include: Adhesion of condensed bodies at microscale; imparting adhesion property to silicone material; functionally graded adhesively bonded joints; synthetic adhesives for wood panels; adhesion theories in wood adhesive bonding; adhesion and surface issues in biocomposites and bionanocomposites; adhesion phenomena in pharmaceutical products and applications of AFM; cyanoacrylate adhesives in surgical applications; ways to generate monosort functionalized polyolefin surfaces; nano-enhanced adhesives; bonding dissimilar materials in dentistry; flame treatment of polymeric materials—relevance to adhesion; and mucoadhesive polymers for enhancing retention of ocular drug delivery.

Numerical Algorithms

Numerical Algorithms
Author: Justin Solomon
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-06-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1482251892

Numerical Algorithms: Methods for Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Graphics presents a new approach to numerical analysis for modern computer scientists. Using examples from a broad base of computational tasks, including data processing, computational photography, and animation, the textbook introduces numerical modeling and algorithmic desig