Topics in Applied Mechanics: Integration of Theory and Applications in Applied Mechanics

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Construction simulation of some bridges over the river IJssel....Pages 1-8
Experimental Mechanics; Why, How, Co-Operatively?....Pages 9-16
The Bridge between Experimental and Numerical Techniques: Numerical Modelling of Linear Elastic and Viscoelastic Response of Composite Structures....Pages 17-38
Tuning Shock Test Results and Mathematical Models Using an Optimal State Estimation Method....Pages 39-55
Fluid-Structure Interaction in Non-Rigid Pipeline Systems — Large Scale Validation Tests — (Eureka Project 274)....Pages 57-64
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Cracking in Concrete and Sandstone....Pages 65-72
The verification of numerical calculations with tests on sand in the geocentrifuge....Pages 73-80
Parametric identification of an aircraft landing gear damper, by means of periodic excitation....Pages 81-88
Damage Processes in Solids and Structures and their Numerical Computation....Pages 89-95
Computational Models for Fragmentation Tests....Pages 97-110
FAME-D, A Finite Element Code Based on Continuum Damage Mechanics....Pages 111-118
Continuous and Discontinuous Modelling of the Contact between Wheel Flange and Rail....Pages 119-126
An anisotropic damage model for laminated composites....Pages 127-136
Analysis of supercritical transformation with dilatation and shear effects during crack growth in ceramics....Pages 137-146
Phenomenological Modelling of Damage in Polymer Blends....Pages 147-154
Spin-Up in Non-Axisymmetric Containers....Pages 155-162
Attack transient of a flue organ pipe....Pages 163-171
Finite Element Simulation of Local Effects in Nonisothermal Viscoelastic Flows....Pages 173-180
Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Viscoelastic Contraction Flows of Multi-Mode Fluids....Pages 181-188
Turbulent Free-Surface Flow Over a Sill....Pages 189-196
Local effects in some non-linear evolution equations....Pages 197-204
Fluid-Structure Interaction and Column Separation in a Closed Pipe....Pages 205-212
Micro-rheological modelling of heat conduction in polymers....Pages 213-221
Rheology and Microstructure of Liquid Crystalline Polymers....Pages 223-230
Limiting Toughness of Polymers The relation between molecular and microscopic structure....Pages 231-244
Constitutive models for composite materials with interfaces....Pages 245-252
A Three Dimensional Model for Nonlinear Viscoelasticity....Pages 253-260
Structural Dynamics of Mechanical Systems with Local Nonlinearities under Periodic Excitation....Pages 261-268
Improving Manipulator Control with Acceleration Measurements....Pages 269-276
Combined Finite Element and Multibody Techniques for Vehicle Occupant Safety Studies....Pages 277-284
Application of Cell Mapping Methods to a Nonlinear Dynamic System....Pages 285-292
Manifolds of Nonlinear Dynamic Single-DOF Systems....Pages 293-303
Rheology and Rheometry For Highly Filled Reactive Materials....Pages 331-338
A Finite Rotation Triangular Shell Element....Pages 355-362
Finite element preconditioned spectral element methods for convection-diffusion problems....Pages 363-370
Structural Optimization History and State-of-the-Art....Pages 339-345
Thermo-mechanical properties of roof rock of coal for underground gasification....Pages 347-354
A Non-Invasive Method to Find Langer’s Lines of Skin....Pages 305-312
The influence of minor stenoses on the flow in the carotid artery bifurcation....Pages 313-320
Osmotic Prestressing of a Spinal Motion Segment....Pages 321-330
Back Matter....Pages 371-374