Fundamentals of Surface Mechanics: With Applications

by Frederick F. Ling, W. Michael Lai, Don A. Lucca

Overview

Mechanical engineering, an engineering discipline borne of the needs of the industrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal. The general call is urgent as we face profound issues of productivity and competitiveness that require engineering solu­ tions, among others. The Mechanical Engineering Series features graduate texts and research monographs intended to address the need for information in contemporary areas of mechanical engineering. The series is conceived as a comprehensive one that covers a broad range of concentrations important to mechanical engineering graduate education and research. We are fortunate to have a distinguished roster of consult­ ing editors on the advisory board, each an expert in one of the areas of concentration. The names of the consulting editors are listed on the next page of this volume. The areas of concentration are: applied mechanics; biomechanics; computational mechanics; dynamic systems and control; energetics; mechanics of materials; processing; thermal science; and tribology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387954233
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	07/31/2002
Series:	Mechanical Engineering Series
Edition description:	Second Edition 2002
Pages:	393
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Surface Temperatures in Moving Bodies.- 3 Stress and Deformation Fields in Half-Space and Layered Elastic Media.- 4 Thermoelasticity.- 5 Viscoelasticity.- 6 Perfect Plasticity.- 7 Rough Surfaces.- 8 Applications.- A.1 Singular Integral Equations.- A.2 Abel’s Integral Equation of the First Kind.- A.3 Abel’s Integral Equation of the Second Kind.- A.4 Carleman’s Integral Equation.- A.5 Other Singular Integral Equations.- A.6 Fredholm Integral Equations.- References.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This is a very well written book. … The authors have successfully accomplished their stated purpose of setting down concrete examples dealing with surface mechanics and of providing analytical tools relevant to quantitative study of surface mechanics. … Fundamentals of Surface Mechanics with Applications is a valuable resource for both researchers and students in solid mechanics. It is recommended for libraries of educational institutions with a program in engineering and research institutions where research in solid mechanics is carried out." (P. Puri, Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 56 (3), 2003)

"This book deals with the effects of moving thermal or mechanical loads on the surface of a continuum or the interfaces of layers of continua. … This text … allows the reader to gain full confidence in the techniques before turning to the problems of moving loads and to the methods using integral transforms. … Intended for graduate students of mechanics and mechanical engineering, the book will also be of interest to applied mathematicians and other interested in tribology." (European Journal of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 47 (4), 2002/2003)

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