Advances in Computational Dynamics of Particles, Materials and Structures (eBook)

Computational methods for the modeling and simulation of the
dynamic response and behavior of particles, materials and
structural systems have had a profound influence on science,
engineering and technology. Complex science and engineering
applications dealing with complicated structural geometries and
materials that would be very difficult to treat using analytical
methods have been successfully simulated using computational tools.
With the incorporation of quantum, molecular and biological
mechanics into new models, these methods are poised to play an even
bigger role in the future.

Advances in Computational Dynamics of Particles, Materials
and Structures not only presents emerging trends and cutting
edge state-of-the-art tools in a contemporary setting, but also
provides a unique blend of classical and new and innovative
theoretical and computational aspects covering both particle
dynamics, and flexible continuum structural dynamics
applications. It provides a unified viewpoint and encompasses
the classical Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics
frameworks as well as new and alternative contemporary approaches
and their equivalences in [start italics]vector and scalar
formalisms[end italics] to address the various problems in
engineering sciences and physics.

Highlights and key features

* Provides practical applications, from a unified
perspective, to both particle and continuum mechanics of
flexible structures and materials

* Presents new and traditional developments, as well as alternate
perspectives, for space and time discretization

* Describes a unified viewpoint under the umbrella of Algorithms
by Design for the class of linear multi-step methods

* Includes fundamentals underlying the theoretical aspects and
numerical developments, illustrative applications and practice
exercises

The completeness and breadth and depth of coverage makes
Advances in Computational Dynamics of Particles, Materials and
Structures a valuable textbook and reference for graduate
students, researchers and engineers/scientists working in the field
of computational mechanics; and in the general areas of
computational sciences and engineering.