Waves in Nonlinear Pre-Stressed Materials

By Michel Destrade

The papers in this book provide a unique state-of-the-art multidisciplinary overview on the subject of waves in pre-stressed materials through the interaction of several topics, ranging from the mathematical modelling of incremental material response (elastic and inelastic), to the analysis of the governing differential equations and boundary-value problems, and to computational methods for the solution to these problems, with particular reference to industrial, geophysical, and biomechanical applications.

A complete view on the title subject is proposed, including: The basic and fundamental theoretical issues (mechanical modelling, exact solutions, asymptotic methods, numerical treatment); A unified introduction to wave propagation (small on large and large on large); A look toward classical (such as geophysics and the mechanics of rubber-like solids) and emergent (such as biomechanics) applications.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3211735712
• ISBN13: 9783211735718
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.4"