Elasticity of Transversely Isotropic Materials
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Description
This book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the theory and applications of the mechanics of transversely isotropic elastic materials. There are many reasons why it should be written. First, the theory of transversely isotropic elastic materials is an important branch of applied mathematics and engineering science; but because of the difficulties caused by anisotropy, the mathematical treatments and descriptions of individual problems have been scattered throughout the technical literature. This often hinders further development and applications. Hence, a text that can present the theory and solution methodology uniformly is necessary. Secondly, with the rapid development of modern technologies, the theory of transversely isotropic elasticity has become increasingly important. In addition to the fields with which the theory has traditionally been associated, such as civil engineering and materials engineering, many emerging technologies have demanded the development of transversely isotropic elasticity. Some immediate examples are thin film technology, piezoelectric technology, functionally gradient materials technology and those involving transversely isotropic and layered microstructures, such as multi-layer systems and tribology mechanics of magnetic recording devices. Thus a unified mathematical treatment and presentation of solution methods for a wide range of mechanics models are of primary importance to both technological and economic progress.
Product Details
Price
$195.49
Publisher
Springer
Publish Date
March 20, 2006
Pages
435
Dimensions
6.3 X 0.9 X 9.5 inches | 2.07 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781402040337
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About the Author
Weiqiu Chen is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at Zhejiang University, China. He received his BS and PhD degrees from Zhejiang University in 1990 and 1996, respectively. He has engaged himself in the mechanics of smart materials/structures and vibrations/waves in structures for more than twenty years. He has co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, and he has published two books on the elasticity of transversely isotropic elastic and piezoelectric solids in 2006 and 2001, respectively. He has received numerous awards, including the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars from the NSFC in 2007 and the Award of Science and Technology (the second grade) from the Ministry of Education, China, in 2012.
Ling Zhang is an Assistant Professor of History at Boston College, Massachusetts. She was a Ziff Environmental Fellow at the Center for the Environment at Harvard University, Massachusetts and a postdoctoral fellow in the Program of Agrarian Studies at Yale University, Connecticut. She is currently working on a book project entitled China's Sorrow or the Yellow River's Sorrow: Environmental Biographies of a River Community.