Books in the Studies in Applied Mechanics series

Third of a series devoted to "Error Estimators and Adaptivity in Computational Mechanics", this work is concerned with outlining the advances in both these areas. It provides answers to questions such as: What is being used or can be used at present to solve engineering problems? What should be the state of art in the year 2000?

A hydrocode refers to a computer program used for the study of the dynamic response of materials and structures to impulse, and impact. This work introduces the novice to the fundamentals of this highly technical and complicated study. It brings together literature, from journals, government and corporate reports, and conference proceedings.

Analyzes the behaviour of spherical caps and related shell structures under various (axisymmetric) load systems. This book deals with effects of multi-parameter load systems. It also presents a way to characterize properties of solutions of the governing equations for spherical caps, a classification anchored in a theory called reciprocal systems.

Provides a comprehensive description of rotating shell dynamics. This work not only provides the basic derivation of the dynamic governing equations for rotating shells, but also documents benchmark results for free vibration, critical speed and parametric resonance.