Advances in Fluid Mechanics and Solid Mechanics (eBook)

This book comprises select proceedings of the 63rd Congress of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) held in Bangalore, in December 2018. Latest research in computational, experimental, and applied mechanics is presented in the book. The chapters are broadly classified into two sections - (i) fluid mechanics and (ii) solid mechanics. Each section covers computational and experimental studies on various contemporary topics such as aerospace dynamics and propulsion, atmospheric sciences, boundary layers, compressible flow, environmental fluid dynamics, control structures, fracture and crack, viscoelasticity, and mechanics of composites. The contents of this book will serve as a useful reference to students, researchers, and practitioners interested in the broad field of mechanics. 

Dr. Damodar Maity is currently Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. After graduating from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in Civil Engineering, he obtained Ph. D. from IIT Kharagpur in the area of fluid-structure interaction. Prof. Maity has more than 150 research publications in journals and conference proceedings of national and international repute. His research interests include computation mechanics, structural health monitoring, fluid-structure interaction. He has received two best paper awards from The Institution of Engineers (India). Prof. Maity is author of a book titled 'Computer Analysis of Framed Structures'. He was joint convener of the 2nd International Congress in Computational Mechanics and Simulation held in 2006 at IIT Guwahati. He has served as scientific/advisory board member of several international conferences. He served as secretary for The Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics for three consecutive years. Prof. Maity has developed a video course on 'Design of Steel Structures' and a web course on 'Finite Element Analysis' under NPTEL, MHRD.

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This book comprises select proceedings of the 63rd Congress of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) held in Bangalore, in December 2018. Latest research in computational, experimental, and applied mechanics is presented in the book. The chapters are broadly classified into two sections - (i) fluid mechanics and (ii) solid mechanics. Each section covers computational and experimental studies on various contemporary topics such as aerospace dynamics and propulsion, atmospheric sciences, boundary layers, compressible flow, environmental fluid dynamics, control structures, fracture and crack, viscoelasticity, and mechanics of composites. The contents of this book will serve as a useful reference to students, researchers, and practitioners interested in the broad field of mechanics.