Mathematical models for elastic structures /

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Main Author: Villaggio, Piero
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Edition:Pbk. version.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. I Basic Concepts
  • 1.Density, Motion, and Temperature
  • 2.Balance Equations
  • 3.Constitutive Equations
  • 4.The Search for Solutions
  • 5.The Notion of a Loading Device
  • 6.An Example of Alternative Modeling
  • ch. II Rod Theories: Three-dimensional Approach
  • 7.Geometrical Properties of Rods
  • 8.Approximation of Three-dimensional Equations
  • 9.Rod Problems in Linear Elasticity
  • 10.Uniformly Loaded Beams (Michell's Theory)
  • 11.Timoshenko's Correction
  • 12.Vlasov's Theory for Thin-walled Beams
  • 13.The Influence of Concentrated Loads
  • 14.The Influence of Curvature
  • 15.The Influence of Initial Twist
  • 16.The Energy of an Elastic Rod
  • 17.The Influence of Large Strains
  • 18.Justification of the One-dimensional Model
  • ch. III Rod Theories: Director Approach
  • 19.Rods as Oriented Bodies
  • 20.Kirchhoff's Theory
  • 21.Solutions for More General Loads
  • 22.Nonclassical Problems for Rods
  • 23.Initially Curved Rods
  • Contents note continued: 24.The Stability of Rods
  • 25.Dynamical Problems for Rods
  • 26.Kirchhoff's Problem for Nonlinearly Elastic Rods
  • 27.Dynamical Problems in Nonlinear Rods
  • ch. IV Theories of Cables
  • 28.Equilibrium Equations
  • 29.Classical Solutions for Linearly Elastic Strings
  • 30.Influence of Friction
  • 31.Equilibrium States for Nonlinear Elastic Strings
  • 32.Inverse Problems in Strings
  • 33.Unilateral Problems for Strings
  • 34.Dynamical Problems for Strings
  • 35.Peeling and Slipping
  • ch. V Theories of Membranes
  • 36.Constitutive Properties of Membranes
  • 37.Plane Membranes
  • 38.Theories of Networks
  • 39.Membranes Stretched against an Obstacle
  • 40.Curved Membranes
  • 41.Stability of Curved Membranes
  • 42.Dynamic Behavior of Membranes
  • 43.Detachment and Suturing of Membranes
  • 44.Optimization of Membranes
  • ch. VI Theories of Plates
  • 45.The Equations of Linear Theory
  • 46.Theories of Thick Plates
  • 47.Influence of Varying Thickness
  • Contents note continued: 48.The Problem of Plate Optimization
  • 49.Paradoxes in the Theories of Plates
  • 50.Foppl-Karman Theory
  • 51.Berger's and Reissner's Equations
  • 52.The Wrinkling of Plates
  • 53.Buckled States of Plates in Nonlinear Elasticity
  • ch. VII Theories of Shells
  • 54.Geometric Definitions and Mechanical Assumptions
  • 55.Equations Deduced from Three-dimensional Theory
  • 56.The Solvability of the Equations of Shell Theory
  • 57.Estimates on Solutions
  • 58.Closed Solutions for Shells
  • 59.Buckling of Shells
  • 60.Asymptotic Analysis of Shells
  • 61.The Influence of Constitutive Nonlinearities
  • 62.Dynamical Problems for Shells.