Advances in Applied Mechanics

Table of contents

1. Cover image
2. Title page
3. Table of Contents
4. Copyright
5. Contributors
6. Preface
7. Chapter One: Mechanics of Material Mutations
   1. Abstract
   2. 1 A general view
   3. 2 Material morphologies and deformations
   4. 3 Observers
   5. 4 The relative power in the case of bulk mutations
   6. 5 Balance equations from the second law of thermodynamics: the case of hardening plasticity
   7. 6 Parameterized families of reference shapes: a tool for describing crack nucleation
   8. 7 Notes and further perspectives
   9. Acknowledgments
8. Chapter Two: Dynamic Discrete Dislocation Plasticity
   1. Abstract
   2. 1 Introduction
   3. 2 Discrete dislocation dynamics
   4. 3 Dynamic effects in the motion of dislocations
   5. 4 Dislocation dynamics and causality
   6. 5 The dynamic fields of dislocations
   7. 6 Aspects of the implementation of the dynamic fields of dislocations
   8. 7 The moving fields of dislocations
   9. 8 Methodological rules
   10. 9 A sample simulation
   11. 10 Conclusions
   12. Acknowledgments
9. Chapter Three: The Hertz-Type and Adhesive Contact Problems for Depth-Sensing Indentation
   1. Abstract
   2. 1 Introduction
   3. 2 The hertz-type contact problems
   4. 3 Indentation methods in materials science
   5. 4 Self-similarity of contact problems
   6. 5 Axisymmetric adhesive contact problems
   7. 6 Experimental evaluation of work of adhesion
   8. 7 Concluding remarks
   9. Acknowledgments
10. Chapter Four: Multi Field Simulation of Fracture
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Fracture Models
    4. 3 Governing Equations
    5. 4 Numerical Approaches to Fracturing
    6. 5 Discretized Governing Equations and Solution Procedure
    7. 6 Applications
    8. 7 Discussion and Conclusions
    9. Acknowledgments
11. Index