Elements of Plasticity: Theory and Computation: No. 1 (High Performance Structures & Materials S.) - Hardcover

I Doltsinis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184564428X ISBN 13: 9781845644284

Publisher: WIT Press, 2009

Synopsis

Plasticity, the ability to undergo permanent deformation, is a property of metallic materials that has great significance for the load carrying behaviour of engineering structures, and for the manufacturing of structural components by forming processes. Bridging the gap between classical theory and modern computational techniques, this book deals with the load carrying aspect of plasticity. The text focuses on the most important elements of theory and computation using matrix notation, whilst the development of analytical solutions is avoided except where these aid illustration or verification. Some complementary aspects of creep and viscoplasticity are considered, and a number of selected applications from engineering practice are used to demonstrate the usage of computational techniques. Aimed equally at graduate students, practicing engineers and consultants in areas such as civil, mechanical, automotive and aerospace engineering, this updated and revised Elements of Plasticity includes results of research and development work carried out by the author and his team. It can be used to increase the reader s understanding of computational concepts or tools applied to the analysis of elastoplastic structures and solids, or to further develop their knowledge of the subject.

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About the Author

Professor Ioannis Doltsinis holds the Venia Legendi at the University of Stuttgart. His current teaching assignments comprise advanced courses in Elastoplastic Structures and Stochastic Analysis and Optimization in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, where he acts also as the Studies Advisor. He has been Deputy Director of the Institute for Computer Applications at Stuttgart University, leader of several scientific sections and research projects, Visiting Professor at the University of Trento, Scientific Advisor for numerous research foundations at national and international level. Prof Doltsinis has been working on the development of computer methods in the field of nonlinear mechanics of solids and fluids from the very beginning. He has performed and directed research with achievements in the fields of Elastoplastic Structures, Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics, Wide-span Lightweight Structures, Thermomechanics of Inelastic Solids, Material Deformation Processes, Strength of Ceramic Materials, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Re-entry Aerodynamics, Stochastic Mechanics. He is author of numerous papers published in professional journals, editor of thematic scientific publications and author of the book: Large Deformation Processes of Solids - From Fundamentals to Numerical Simulation and Engineering Applications also published by WIT Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184564428X
• ISBN 13: 9781845644284
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320