Nonlinear Dynamics of Elastic Bodies [antikvár]

PREFACE This volume contains the texts of five series of lectures devoted to the nonlinear dynamics of elastic bodies which were delivered at the Department of Mechanics of Solids of the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Udine, Italy. The contributions of the various authors are closely interrelated. The two first papers, by T. Manacorda and Cz. Wozniak, provide a basis for the analysis of the problems illustrated by the other lecturers. These include acceleration waves and progression waves in nonlinear elastic materials (Z. Wezolowski) and the stability of elastic systems fS.f. Britvec). Finally, the contribution by B.R. Seth is of a somewhat different nature. It advocates, for large deformations, the use of generalized measures and discusses the ensuing results and advantages. We hope the contributions presented will be of interest to research workers involved in investigating the nonlinear response of material s under various static and dynamic conditions. Z. Wezolowski