Grid Generation -- Hybrid unstructured Grid Generation in MEGAFLOW -- Structured Solver FLOWer -- Block Structured Navier-Stokes Solver FLOWer -- Transition Modeling in FLOWer — Transition Prescription and Prediction -- Turbulence Models in FLOWer -- Hybrid Solver TAU -- Overview of the Hybrid RANS Code TAU -- Algorithmic Developments in TAU -- Hybrid Grid Adaptation in TAU -- Turbulence Mode…
Two Methods for Analysis of Continuum Mechanics of Elastic Structures -- Vibrations of Inclined Bars with End Constraint -- Vibrations of Frames with Inclined Members -- Vibrations of X-Braced Portal Frames -- Vibrations of X-Braced Multi-Story Frames -- Effect of Rotatory Inertia and Shear Deformation on Vibration of Inclined Bars -- Out-of-Plane Vibrations of Plane Frames -- Buckling of Incli…
Monumental Dams -- Approach of Mechanical Behaviour and Rupture of Cohesive Granular Media. Validation on a Model Medium -- Phase Change of Volatile Organic Compounds in Soil Remediation Processes -- Thermo-mechanical Behaviour of a Soil. Yield Surface Evolution -- Water Transport in Soil with Phase Change -- Tunnels in Saturated Elasto-plastic Soils: Three-dimensional Validation of a Plane Sim…
Basic quantities and definitions -- The Boltzmann equation and its properties -- The Chapman-Enskog method -- Moment equations -- Grad’s moment method -- Regularization of Grad equations -- Order of magnitude approach -- Macroscopic transport equations for rarefied gas flows -- Stability and dispersion -- Shock structures -- Boundary value problems.The well known transport laws of Navier-Stok…
Differential equations -- Time invariant systems -- Time varying systems -- Differential inclusions -- Additional properties of strict Liapunov functions -- Monotonicity and generalized derivatives.This book presents a modern and self-contained treatment of the Liapunov method for stability analysis, in the framework of mathematical nonlinear control theory. A Particular focus is on the problem…
Active Control of Structural Vibration -- Control of Ship-Mounted Cranes -- Master-Slave Bilateral Control of Hydraulic Hand for Humanitarian Demining -- Excitation and Control of Microvibro-Impact Mode for Ultrasonic Machining of Intractable Materials -- Structure-Control-Optics Interaction in High Precision Telescopes -- Acceleration Sensor Based on Diamagnetic Levitation -- Active Control St…
Bones Have Ears: -- Representative Microstructure Finite Elements for Collagen Gels -- Viscous Effects in Particulates -- Pore Roughness Effects on Highfrequency Permeability -- Influence of High-Frequency Acoustic Waves on the Flow of a Liquid through Porous Material: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation -- Large Strain Analysis of 3-D Viscoelastic Swelling of Charged Tissues and Gels --…
Bifurcation, Chaos and Control -- Chaotic Clocks: A Paradigm for the Evolution of Noise in Machines -- Explorations into the Nonlinear Dynamics of a Single DOF System Coupled to a Wideband Auto-Parametric Vibration Absorber -- Adaptive Partial Observers with Application to Time-Varying Chaotic Systems -- Nonlinear Dynamics of a Heavy Material Particle along a Circle Which Rotates and Optimal Co…
Matrix Analysis -- Vibrations of Discrete Systems -- Jacobi Matrices -- Inverse Problems for Jacobi Systems -- Inverse Problems for Some More General Systems -- Positivity -- Isospectral Systems -- The Discrete Vibrating Beam -- Discrete Modes and Nodes -- Green’s Functions and Integral Equations -- Inversion of Continuous Second-Order Systems -- A Miscellany of Inverse Problems -- The Euler-…
Fuzzy Systems and Stability Analysis -- Bifurcations in Simple Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Systems:- Intelligent Control of Mobile Robots with Fuzzy Perception -- On the Stability of Mobile Robots with Fuzzy Reactive Navigation -- Intelligent System for Parallel Parking of Cars and Tractor-Trailers -- A. Adaptation of Conventional Electrical Vehicles.Intelligent Mobile Robot Navigation builds upon the …