Author(s): Omri Rand (Author), Vladimir Rovenski (Author)
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Publication Date: October 28, 2004
Edition: 2005th
Language: English
Print length: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 0817642722
ISBN-13: 9780817642723
Book Description
Prior to the computer era, analytical methods in elasticity had already been developed and – proved up to impressive levels. Relevant mathematical techniques were extensively exploited, contributing signi?cantly to the understanding of physical phenomena. In recent decades, – merical computerized techniques have been re?ned and modernized, and have reached high levels of capabilities, standardization and automation. This trend, accompanied by convenient and high resolution graphical visualization capability, has made analytical methods less attr- tive, and the amount of effort devoted to them has become substantially smaller. Yet, with some tenacity, the tremendous advances in computerized tools have yielded various mature programs for symbolic manipulation. Such tools have revived many abandoned analytical methodologies by easing the tedious effort that was previously required, and by providing additional capab- ities to perform complex derivation processes that were once considered impractical. Generally speaking, it is well recognized that analytical solutions should be applied to re- tively simple problems, while numerical techniques may handle more complex cases. However, it is also agreed that analytical solutions provide better insight and improved understanding of the involved physical phenomena, and enable a clear representation of the role taken by each of the problem parameters. Nowadays, analytical and numerical methods are considered as c- plementary: that is, while analytical methods provide the required understanding,numerical solutions provide accuracy and the capability to deal with cases where the geometry and other characteristics impose relatively complex solutions.
Editorial Reviews
Review
From the reviews:
“The book emphasizes the applications of analytical methods in the solutions of boundary value problems (BVPs) in anisotropic elasticity, but the focus is on the procedure of obtaining analytical solutions. It starts with a condensed, mathematically flavored summary of basics of anisotropic elasticity in the first 4 chapters. The primary methods, the global polynomial analysis and the method of complex potentials are then introduced. The methods are applied to various two dimensional and three dimensional BVPs, with a focus on beams with different levels of anisotropy. A feature of this book is that the solution for each type of problems is preceded with a complete mathematical formulation of the BVP. It also contains many solved problems and an extensive list of references. It should be noted that the authors do not discuss how to use symbolic computational tools. The book can be used as a reference for those who are familiar with the theory of elasticity and are interested in analytical solutions of BVPs in anisotropic elasticity.”–MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
“The book is intended to be a self-contained reference for the topic and aimed at practicing engineers who put the analytical approaches for anisotropic elasticity problems to practical use. Graduate, postgraduate and doctoral students of mechanical engineering could benefit from using the book as well. This well-written book is a reader-friendly and well organized handbook in the field of anisotropic elasticity. It can be highly recommended for experts in Mechanics of Solids, engineers, and for graduate, postgraduate and doctoral students.”(ZENTRALBLATT MATH)
From the Back Cover
This comprehensive textbook/reference focuses on the mathematical techniques and solution methodologies required to establish the foundations of anisotropic elasticity and provides the theoretical background for composite material analysis. Specific attention is devoted to the potential of modern symbolic computational tools to support highly complex analytical solutions and their contribution to the rigor, analytical uniformity and exactness of the derivation. Key features: * Refreshes and modernizes classical mathematical methods encountered in the theory of anisotropic elasticity * Reviews basic and advanced steps of general analytical solutions, including the initial assumptions and selection of an adequate analytical course * Demonstrates the potential of symbolic computational tools to support the development of analytical solutions and to verify their exactness * Examines the physical interpretation of exact and approximate mathematical solutions and provides important insight into the involved phenomena * Provides state-of-the-art solutions for a wide range of cases, including non-homogeneous and thin-walled configurations Analytical Methods in Anisotropic Elasticity will appeal to a broad audience involved in mathematical modeling, all of whom must have good mathematical skills: graduate students and professors in courses on elasticity and solid-mechanics labs/seminars, applied mathematicians and numerical analysts, scientists and researchers. Engineers involved in aeronautical and space, maritime and mechanical design of composite material structures will find this an excellent hands-on reference text as well. All will benefit from the classical and advanced solutions that are derived and presented using symbolic computational techniques.
About the Author
Omri Rand is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He has been involved in research on theoretical modeling and analysis in the area of anisotropic elasticity for the last fifteen years, he is the author of many journal papers and conference presentations in this area. Dr. Rand has been extensively active in composite rotor blade analysis, and established many well recognized analytical and numerical approaches. He teaches graduate courses in the area of anisotropic elasticity, serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, as a reviewer for leading professional journals, and as a consultant to various research and development organizations.
Vladimir Rovenski is a Professor of Mathematics and a well known researcher in the area of Riemannian and computational geometry. He is a corresponding member of the Natural Science Academy of Russia, a member of the American Mathematical Society, and serves as a reviewer of Zentralblatt für Mathematik. He is the author of many journal papers and books, including Foliations on Riemannian Manifolds and Submanifolds (Birkhäuser, 1997), and Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with MAPLE (Birkhäuser, 2000). Since 1999, Dr. Rovenski is a senior scientist at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and a lecturer at Haifa University.
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