STRUCTURAL MECHANICS. Bridging Theoretical Foundations and Real-World Disasters

Tomasz Wierzbicki, Jiayin Ling

Junio de 2026       Páginas: 588     Edición en tapa blanda

Código 12149       ISBN/EAN: 9781032852171 

DESCRIPTION:

tructural Mechanics covers three different aspects of modern engineering: the foundation of structural mechanics, the solution to urgent industrial problems, and the reconstruction of major accidents. This book offers six case studies that teach how to identify the most important phase of the collapse or fracture of a complex system, develop a simple mathematically tractable model, and offer a discussion of the analytical and numerical solutions.

 This book originated from the lecture notes of Professor Tomasz Wierzbicki who taught at MIT and Stanford University. The notes were amended and improved many times over the years to provide a link between rigorous theoretical foundations with solutions to important engineering problems. The book discusses complex man-made structures under accidental impact or explosive loads, resulting in the loss of life and/or extensive property, infrastructural, and environmental damage. The book deals with reconstructing the sequence of events of such accidents from the structural point of view. The book is not restricted to the accident reconstruction only - concepts and solutions of the elasticity, advance plasticity and ductile fracture were used throughout the reconstruction of the accidents. The additional 17 lectures provide theoretical foundations for the elastic structures, plastic plates and shells, and ductile fracture.

 Not only is this an essential textbook for graduate students studying structural mechanics, it is also relevant to industry professionals, researchers, and academics in the field of engineering. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part I From Continuum Mechanics to Elastic Structures

Lecture 1: The concept of strain
Lecture 2: The Concept of Stress, Generalized Stresses and Equilibrium
Lecture 3: Development of Constitutive Equations of Continuum, Beams and Plates Lecture
4: Solution Method for Beam Deflections
Lecture 5: Moderately Large Deflection Theory of Beams
Lecture 6: Bending Response of Plates and Optimum Design
Lecture 7: Energy Methods in Elasticity
Lecture 8: Stability of Elastic Structures
Lecture 9: Advanced Topic in Column Buckling
Lecture 10: Buckling of Plates and Sections

Part II Plastic Analysis of Plates and Shells, and Ductile Fracture
Lecture 11: Fundamental concepts in plasticity
Lecture 12: Von Mises yield condition
Lecture 13: Tresca yield condition
Lecture 14: Yield condition in generalized stresses
Lecture 15: Principle of virtual velocity and Limit Analysis 
Lecture 16: Fundamental concepts of ductile fracture
Lecture 17: Fracture Calibration and Experimental Validation

Part III Dynamic Loading and Failure of Structures
Lecture 18: Space Shuttle Challenger mid-air break-up (1986)
Lecture 19: Denting Analysis of Short Tubular Members
Lecture 20: Buckle Propagation In Undersea Pipelines (1987)
Lecture 21: Grounding Damage of Exxon Valdez (1989)
Lecture 22: Airplane Wing Cutting Into Twin Tower External Columns(2003)
Lecture 23: Fracture And Collapse of the BP Horizon Oil Rig (2010)
Lecture 24: Road Debris Impact on EV Battery Pack (2014)

 Appendix  

Biography

Professor Tomasz Wierzbicki earned his MS degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, followed by a PhD from the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research. He then pursued postdoctoral studies at Stanford University, delving into innovative research in crashworthiness. This expertise garnered him an invitation from Volvo, where he contributed to various projects. In 1981, he ascended to the position of Full Professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences before relocating to the United States later that year. Joining MIT in 1983, he directed the Impact and Crashworthiness Lab. His contributions have been widely recognized with over 250 papers published in leading international journals. In 1986, he was honored with the Alexander von Humboldt senior US Scientist Award, marking the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with the BMW R&D Department in Munich, focusing primarily on fracture mechanics. Professor Wierzbicki's legacy is evident in the numerous industry-oriented programs he has spearheaded at MIT, garnering support from over 76 major automotive, steel, aluminum, offshore, shipbuilding, and consumer electronics companies. His research interests span dynamic plasticity, structural failure, crashworthiness, ultralight materials, ductile fracture, and, more recently, a pioneering program on modeling lithium-ion batteries. He has also served as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Impact Engineering for many years.

Dr. Jiayin Ling serves as a Senior Services Manager at GE HealthCare. Before this role, he held various engineering positions at GE, where he played key roles in developing innovative medical devices such as photon-counting CT scanners and helium-free MRI magnets. Dr. Ling earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B.S. in Physics from Tsinghua University.

DESCRIPCIÓN:

La mecánica estructural abarca tres aspectos diferentes de la ingeniería moderna: la base de la mecánica estructural, la solución a problemas industriales urgentes y la reconstrucción de accidentes graves. Este libro ofrece seis estudios de caso que enseñan cómo identificar la fase más importante del colapso o fractura de un sistema complejo, desarrollar un modelo simple matemáticamente manejable y ofrecer una discusión de las soluciones analíticas y numéricas.

 Este libro se originó a partir de las notas de la conferencia del profesor Tomasz Wierzbicki, quien enseñó en el MIT y la Universidad de Stanford. Las notas fueron enmendadas y mejoradas muchas veces a lo largo de los años para proporcionar un vínculo entre los fundamentos teóricos rigurosos con soluciones a importantes problemas de ingeniería. El libro analiza estructuras complejas hechas por el hombre bajo impacto accidental o cargas explosivas, lo que resulta en la pérdida de vidas y/o propiedades extensas, infraestructura y daños ambientales. El libro trata de reconstruir la secuencia de eventos de tales accidentes desde el punto de vista estructural. El libro no se limita solo a la reconstrucción de accidentes: se utilizaron conceptos y soluciones de la elasticidad, la plasticidad avanzada y la fractura dúctil a lo largo de la reconstrucción de los accidentes. Las 17 conferencias adicionales proporcionan bases teóricas para las estructuras elásticas, placas de plástico y conchas, y fractura dúctil.

 Este no solo es un libro de texto esencial para los estudiantes de posgrado que estudian mecánica estructural, sino que también es relevante para los profesionales de la industria, investigadores y académicos en el campo de la ingeniería.

TABLA DE CONTENIDOS:

Parte I de la mecánica continua a las estructuras elásticas

Lectura 1: El concepto de tensión
Lectura 2: El concepto de estrés, tensiones generalizadas y equilibrio
Lectura 3: Desarrollo de ecuaciones constitutivas de continuo, haces y placas de conferencia
4: Método de solución para deflexiones de haz
Lectura 5: Teoría de deflexión moderadamente grande de los rayos
Conferencia 6: Respuesta de flexión de placas y diseño óptimo
Lectura 7: Métodos de energía en elasticidad
Lectura 8: Estabilidad de las estructuras elásticas
Conferencia 9: Tema avanzado en el pandeo de columna
Conferencia 10: Pandeo de placas y secciones

Parte II Análisis plástico de placas y conchas, y fractura dúctil
Conferencia 11: Conceptos fundamentales en plasticidad
Conferencia 12: Condición de rendimiento de Von Mises
Conferencia 13: Condiciones de rendimiento de Tresca
Lectura 14: Condición de rendimiento en tensiones generalizadas
Lectura 15: Principio de velocidad virtual y análisis de límites 
Conferencia 16: Conceptos fundamentales de fractura dúctil
Conferencia 17: Calibración de fracturas y validación experimental

Parte III Carga dinámica y fallo de estructuras
Conferencia 18: Despegue en el aire del transbordador espacial Challenger (1986)
Conferencia 19: Análisis de desmoradura de miembros tubulares cortos
Conferencia 20: Propagación De Hebillas En Oleoductos Submarinos (1987)
Conferencia 21: Daños de conexión a tierra de Exxon Valdez (1989)
Conferencia 22: Corte De Ala De Avión En Columnas Externas De Torre Gemela (2003)
Lectura 23: Fractura y colapso de la plataforma petrolera BP Horizon (2010)
Conferencia 24: Impacto de escombros de carretera en el paquete de baterías EV (2014)

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