This highly acclaimed series provides survey articles on the present state and future direction of research in important branches of applied solid and fluid mechanics.
Mechanics is defined as a branch of physics that focuses on motion and on the reaction of physical systems to internal and external forces. Praise for the Series Authoritative 'state of the art' reviews written by outstanding contributors on the most recent advances in the applied mechanics field. --JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE Reading through this latest collection of essays on topics in applied mechanics, one is made to realize once again what a remarkably sound idea the publication of this series of volumes has been. --NATURE This is another in the long line of excellent volumes containing reviews or surveys of active research areas in applied mechanics. --APPLIED MECHANICS REVIEWS