Book description
Computational methods for the modeling and simulation of the dynamic
response and behavior of particles, materials and structural systems
have had a profound influence on science, engineering and technology.
Complex science and engineering applications dealing with complicated
structural geometries and materials that would be very difficult to
treat using analytical methods have been successfully simulated using
computational tools. With the incorporation of quantum, molecular and
biological mechanics into new models, these methods are poised to play
an even bigger role in the future.
Advances in Computational Dynamics of Particles, Materials and
Structures not only presents emerging trends and cutting edge
state-of-the-art tools in a contemporary setting, but also provides a
unique blend of classical and new and innovative theoretical and
computational aspects covering both particle dynamics, and flexible
continuum structural dynamics applications. It provides a unified
viewpoint and encompasses the classical Newtonian, Lagrangian, and
Hamiltonian mechanics frameworks as well as new and alternative
contemporary approaches and their equivalences in [start
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various problems in engineering sciences and physics.
Highlights and key features
- Provides practical applications, from a unified perspective, to
both particle and continuum mechanics of flexible structures and materials
- Presents new and traditional developments, as well as alternate
perspectives, for space and time discretization
- Describes a unified viewpoint under the umbrella of Algorithms by
Design for the class of linear multi-step methods
- Includes fundamentals underlying the theoretical aspects and
numerical developments, illustrative applications and practice exercises
The completeness and breadth and depth of coverage makes Advances
in Computational Dynamics of Particles, Materials and Structures
a valuable textbook and reference for graduate students, researchers
and engineers/scientists working in the field of computational
mechanics; and in the general areas of computational sciences and engineering.
Dr. Kumar K. Tamma
is Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of
Technology, at the University of Minnesota. He is also Director of the
Laboratory for Multi-scale Physics, Mechanics, Materials and Modeling.
He has published over 170 research papers in leading archival journals
in the field, and over 225 in refereed conference proceedings/book
chapters, and national/international conference abstracts. His primary
areas of research include computational mechanics with emphasis on
multi-scale/multi-physics and fluid-thermal-structural interactions;
structural dynamics and contact-impact-penetration; computational
aspects of microscale/nanoscale heat transfer; composites and
manufacturing processes and solidification and computational development
of finite element technology and time dependent algorithms.
Dr. Jason Har is a Research Associate working with Professor
Tamma at the University of Minnesota. He received his Ph. D from
Georgia Tech. His areas of research are finite element developments,
computational structural dynamics and mechanics.
