Synopses & Reviews
This book presents a comprehensive and systematic analysis of problems of transversely isotropic materials that have wide applications in civil, mechanical, aerospace, materials processing and manufacturing engineering. Various efficient methods based on three-dimensional elasticity are developed under a unified framework, including the displacement method, the stress method, and the state-space method. In particular, a three-dimensional general solution is derived to solve practical problems such as the infinite space, half-space, bimaterial space, layered medium, bodies of revolution, thermal stresses and three-dimensional contact. Exact and analytical solutions are also derived for static and dynamic problems of plates and shells, which may be used as the benchmarks for numerical or approximate analysis. Coupling effects of inner/outer fluids and surrounding elastic media on the free vibration cylindrical and spherical shells are discussed in detail. New state-space formulations are established for the analysis of rectangular plates and spherical shells, from which two independent classes of vibrations can be easily clarified. In short, this is the first monograph on mechanics of transversely isotropic materials, which is unique, covers topics of practical importance and provides many references for the reader.
Review
From the reviews: "The authors' main goal is to provide an introduction to the theory and applications of mechanics of transversely isotropic elastic materials. ... Additional notes and bibliography to chapters, special functions and nomenclature are included in three appendices. ... this book is written to meet the needs of modern topics on mechanics of transversely isotropic elastic solids. ... It seems to be a useful reference book on the subject. ... the book can be considered as an important contribution to the engineering literature." (Lokenath Debnath, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1101 (3), 2007) "Ideally and emphatically Elasticity of Transversely Isotropic Materials may claim to be the first monograph on mechanics of transversely isotropic materials, which is unique, covers topics of practical importance and provides many references for the reader. Engineers, production and field engineers in engineering disciplines;, designers, and researchers in industry who are interested in the solution of transversely isotropic elastic materials will find this text an inviting study ... . a pleasure and an education to read. It is simply brilliant." (Current Engineering Practice, 2007)
Synopsis
This book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the theory and applications of the mechanics of transversely isotropic elastic materials. There are many reasons why it should be written. First, the theory of transversely isotropic elastic materials is an important branch of applied mathematics and engineering science; but because of the difficulties caused by anisotropy, the mathematical treatments and descriptions of individual problems have been scattered throughout the technical literature. This often hinders further development and applications. Hence, a text that can present the theory and solution methodology uniformly is necessary. Secondly, with the rapid development of modern technologies, the theory of transversely isotropic elasticity has become increasingly important. In addition to the fields with which the theory has traditionally been associated, such as civil engineering and materials engineering, many emerging technologies have demanded the development of transversely isotropic elasticity. Some immediate examples are thin film technology, piezoelectric technology, functionally gradient materials technology and those involving transversely isotropic and layered microstructures, such as multi-layer systems and tribology mechanics of magnetic recording devices. Thus a unified mathematical treatment and presentation of solution methods for a wide range of mechanics models are of primary importance to both technological and economic progress.
Table of Contents
Preface; Chapter 1 BASIC EQUATIONS OF ANISOTROPIC ELASTICITY: 1.1 Transformation of Strains and Stresses; 1.2 Basic Equations; 1.2.1 Geometric equations; 1.2.2 Equations of motion; 1.2.3 Constitutive equations; 1.3 Boundary and Initial Conditions; 1.3.1 Boundary conditions; 1.3.2 Initial conditions; 1.4 Thermoelasticity. Chapter 2 GENERAL SOLUTION FOR TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC PROBLEMS: 2.1 Governing Equations; 2.1.1 Methods of solution; 2.1.2 Governing equations for the displacement method 2.1.3 Equations for a mixed method -- the state-space method; 2.2 Displacement Method; 2.2.1 General solution in Cartesian coordinates; 2.2.2 General solution in cylindrical coordinates; 2.3 Stress Method for Axisymmetric Problems 2.4 Displacement Method for Spherically Isotropic Bodies; 2.4.1 General solution; 2.4.2 Relationship between transversely isotropic and spherically isotropic solutions. Chapter 3 PROBLEMS FOR INFINITE SOLIDS: 3.1 The Unified Point Force Solution; 3.1.1 A point force perpendicular to the isotropic plane; 3.1.2 A point force within the isotropic plane; 3.2 The Point Force Solution for an Infinite Solid Composed of two Half-Spaces; 3.2. 1 A point force perpendicular to the isotropic plane; 3.2.2 A point force within the isotropic plane; 3.2.3 Some remarks; 3.3 An Infinite Transversely Isotropic Space with an Inclusions; 3.4 Spherically Isotropic Materials; 3.4.1 An infinite space subjected to a point force; 3.4.2 Stress concentration in neighbourhood of a spherical cavity. Chapter 4 HALF-SPACE AND LAYERED