Theoretical and Applied Mechanics : Proceedings of the XVIth International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Held in Lyngby, Denmark, 19-25 August, 1984

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics covers the proceedings of the 16th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, held at the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark on August 19-25, 1984. The contributors consider the significant advances in the thriving field of mechanics. This book is composed of 21 chapters, and begins with an overview of space research contributions in understanding fluid media mechanics. This topic is followed by discussions on some aspects and fundamentals of mechanics, such as chaos, computer application, resonant phenomena, adiabaticity, and nonlinear acoustics. The following chapters explore the various applications of theoretical and applied mechanics, including in marine structures, oil recovery, and ice and snow mechanics. This book also deals with nonlinear wave motion, hydrodynamic systems, ocean wave spectra, and Helmholtz concept. The remaining chapters look into the issues of steady water bifurcation, concept of anisotropic soils, and flow visualization. This book is of great value to physicists and research workers who wish to expand their knowledge in mechanics. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Page v , Frithiof Niordson, Niels Olhoff Inside Front Cover , Pages vi-x CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF IUTAM , Page xiii LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE , Page xiii LIST OF AUTHORS OF PAPERS IN THIS VOLUME , Page xv LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages xvii-xxv REPORT ON THE CONGRESS , Pages xxvii-xxxiii , Frithiof I. Niordson SPACE RESEARCH AND THE NEW APPROACH TO THE MECHANICS OF FLUID MEDIA IN COSMOS , Pages 1-29 , Hannes Alfvén, Franz Čech COMPUTERS AND CHAOS IN MECHANICS , Pages 31-41 , Joseph B. Keller CHAOS IN THE DYNAMICS OF A FEW VORTICES - FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS , Pages 43-68 , Hassan Aref RESONANT PHENOMENA IN ROTATIONAL MOTIONS OF ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL CELESTIAL BODIES , Pages 69-81 , V.V. Beletsky QUANTUM, CLASSICAL AND SEMICLASSICAL ADIABATICITY , Pages 83-96 , M.V. Berry ASPECTS OF NONLINEAR ACOUSTICS , Pages 97-116 , Leif Bjørnø HYDRODYNAMIC LOADS ON MARINE STRUCTURES , Pages 117-133 , Odd M. Faltinsen THE RECOVERY OF OIL FROM UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS , Pages 135-161 , E.J. Hinch ICE AND SNOW MECHANICS A CHALLENGE TO THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS , Pages 163-217 , Kolumban Hutter, Thorsten Alts NONLINEAR WAVE MOTION AND HOMOCLINIC BIFURCATION , Pages 219-231 , Klaus Kirchgässner FROM PERIODICITY TO CHAOS IN HYDRODYNAMIC SYSTEMS , Pages 233-235 , A. Libchaber CONTINUUM FORMULATIONS FOR STOCHASTIC MULTICOMPONENT SYSTEMS , Pages 237-247 , John J. McCoy RECENT STUDIES ON OCEAN WAVE SPECTRA , Pages 249-261 , Hisashi Mitsuyasu NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL ASPECTS OF HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY , Pages 263-274 , D.W. Moore HYDRODYNAMIC SYNTHESIS OF MARINE STRUCTURES , Pages 275-291 , J.R. Paulling STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF MARINE STRUCTURES , Pages 293-310 , P. Terndrup Pedersen HYDROELASTICITY OF MARINE STRUCTURES , Pages 311-337 , W.G. Price, Wu Yousheng NON-CLASSICAL MATERIAL CONTINUA , Pages 339-353 , Dominik Rogula THREE DIMENSIONAL STABILITY AND BIFURCATION OF STEADY WATER WAVES , Pages 355-367 , P.G. Saffman YIELD-STRENGTH OF ANISOTROPIC SOILS , Pages 369-386 , Jean Salençon VEHICLE SYSTEM DYNAMICS , Pages 387-398 , Werner O. Schiehlen FLOW FIELD VISUALIZATION , Pages 399-410 , Sadatoshi Taneda LIST OF CONTRIBUTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONGRESS , Pages 411-435