Classical Mechanics: Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics

This series provides survey articles on the present state and future direction of research in branches of applied mechanics. Volume 30 supplies four articles covering: the mechanics of dislocations in strained-layer semiconductor materials, in which some specific issues with the mechanics of glide and interaction of dislocation in strained-layer systems are considered; propagating instabilities in structures, which provides a description of the phenomena with the help of results from experimental and analytical/numerical simulations; the plastic flow of crystals, which brings studies of multiple-slip interactions and hardening and of non-Schmid effects together within a time-independent theory, and explores their influence on strain localization; and elastic solids with many cracks and related problems, which focuses on physically important effects produced by crack interactions and presents results in the simplest form possible. This is the last book of three devoted to Mechanics, and uses the theoretical background presented in Classical Mechanics: Kinematics and Statics and Classical Mechanics: Dynamics. It focuses on exhibiting a unique approach, rooted in the classical mechanics, to study mechanical and electromagnetic processes occurring in Mechatronics. Contrary to the majority of the books devoted to Applied Mechanics, this volume places a particular emphasis on theory, modeling, analysis, and control of gyroscopic devices, including the military applications. This volume provides practicing mechanical/mechatronic engineers and designers, researchers, graduate and postgraduate students with a knowledge of mechanics focused directly on advanced applications. Content: Editorial Board Page ii Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv List of Contributors Page vii Preface Pages ix-x John W. Hutchinson, Theodore Y. Wu The Mechanics of Dislocations in Strained-Layer Semiconductor Materials Original Research Article Pages 1-66 L.B. Freund Propagating Instabilities in Structures Original Research Article Pages 67-189 Stelios Kyriakides Plastic Flow of Crystals Original Research Article Pages 191-258 John L. Bassani Elastic Solids with Many Cracks and Related Problems Original Research Article Pages 259-445 Mark Kachanov Author Index Pages 447-452 Subject Index Pages 453-460