Research Directions in Computational Mechanics

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Publication Year:1991

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U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-x
Executive Summary	1-16	(skim)
1 Adaptive Methods and Error Estimation	17-25	(skim)
2 Prototype Test Simulation	26-29	(skim)
3 Parallel Computation	30-38	(skim)
4 Artificial Intelligence in Mathematical Modeling	39-57	(skim)
5 Environmental Contamination and Geomechanical Simulation	58-64	(skim)
6 Materials Research: Numerical Modeling of New Materials	65-78	(skim)
7 Structures and Structural Dynamics	79-83	(skim)
8 Nonlinear Equations and Bifurcation	84-93	(skim)
9 Uncertainty and Stochastic Processes in Mechanics	94-98	(skim)
10 Chemically Reacting Flow and Combustion	99-107	(skim)
11 Numerical Modeling of Turbulence	108-114	(skim)
12 General Computational Fluid Dynamics	115-121	(skim)
13 Non-Linear Dynamics of Multiparticle Systems	122-130	(skim)
14 Manufacturing Process, Design, and Development	131-134	(skim)

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Computational mechanics is a scientific discipline that marries physics, computers, and mathematics to emulate natural physical phenomena. It is a technology that allows scientists to study and predict the performance of various products--important for research and development in the industrialized world.
This book describes current trends and future research directions in computational mechanics in areas where gaps exist in current knowledge and where major advances are crucial to continued technological developments in the United States.

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