| Flow, Deformation and Fracture Contributor(s): Barenblatt, Grigory Isaakovich (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521887526 ISBN-13: 9780521887526 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $151.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Mechanics - Fluids - Technology & Engineering | Hydraulics |
| Dewey: 532.05 |
| LCCN: 2013048955 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.7" W x 9.8" (1.60 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over 40 years of teaching experience are distilled into this text. The guiding principle is the wide use of the concept of intermediate asymptotics, which enables the natural introduction of the modeling of real bodies by continua. Beginning with a detailed explanation of the continuum approximation for the mathematical modeling of the motion and equilibrium of real bodies, the author continues with a general survey of the necessary methods and tools for analyzing models. Next, specific idealized approximations are presented, including ideal incompressible fluids, elastic bodies and Newtonian viscous fluids. The author not only presents general concepts but also devotes chapters to examining significant problems, including turbulence, wave-propagation, defects and cracks, fatigue and fracture. Each of these applications reveals essential information about the particular approximation. The author's tried and tested approach reveals insights that will be valued by every teacher and student of mechanics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barenblatt, Grigory Isaakovich: - G. I. Barenblatt is Emeritus G. I. Taylor Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge, Emeritus Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Principal Scientist in the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. |