Mechanics category: 1527 books
A History of Aerodynamics
And Its Impact on Flying Machines
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 1999
From the Foreword: 'John Anderson's book represents a milestone in aviation literature. For the first time aviation enthusiasts - both specialists and popular readers alike - possess an authoritative history of aerodynamic theory. Not only is this study authoritative, it is also highly readable and...
The Wave Watcher's Companion
Ocean Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life's Undulations
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Get ready for a global journey like none other-a passionate enthusiast's exploration of waves that begins with a massive surfable cloud and ends with the majestic Pacific ocean, making side trips along the way to reveal the ups and downs of brain waves, radio waves, infrared waves, microwaves, shock waves, light waves, and much more.
Tides
The Science and Spirit of the Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2017
In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes readers across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides. In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide;...
by Phillip Duke
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
The hows and whys of lighter and heavier than air flight are explained in theory, and described. in practice. Theoretical subjects include the Laws of Motion and Archimedes's and Bernoulli's Principles, as they apply to atmospheric flight. Aircraft described and discussed include everything...
The Science of Ocean Waves
Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
"Powerful ocean waves fascinate the public, and they have made a lot of news lately." With that indisputable observation, scientist J. B. Zirker takes off on a whirlwind tour of the world of waves—from the "ordinary" waves that constantly churn the sea to the rogues or freaks...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
This time, let’s learn some facts about sounds through hands-on science experiments. Science experiments allow a child to create and observe results. The experiments listed here can be done individually, with little to no assistance from adults. This translates to self-paced learning in its most effective form. Start on the first exercise today!
Ghost Wave
The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Rising from the depths of the North Pacific lies a fabled island, now submerged just 15 feet below the surface of the ocean. Rumors and warnings about Cortes Bank abound, but among big wave surfers, this legendary rock is famous for one simple (and massive) reason: this is the home of the biggest...
by Sergey Alexandrov
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
The present short monograph concerns analytic and semi-analytic techniques for finding an approximate value of the limit load. The limit load is an essential input parameter of flaw assessment procedures. In most cases, finding the limit load involves some numerical calculations of different levels...
Understanding Viscoelasticity
Basics of Rheology
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
In this book, the necessary background for understanding viscoelasticity is covered; both the continuum and microstructure approaches to modelling viscoelastic materials are discussed, since neither approach alone is sufficient.
Synchronization and Triggering: from Fracture to Earthquake Processes
Laboratory, Field Analysis and Theories
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Processes of synchronization and interaction play a very special role in different physical problems concerning the dynamics of the Earth’s interior; they are of particular importance in the study of seismic phenomena, and their complexity is strongly affected by the variety of geological structures...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
The book summarizes the state-of-the-art of research on control of self-organizing nonlinear systems with contributions from leading international experts in the field. The first focus concerns recent methodological developments including control of networks and of noisy and time-delayed systems....
Large-Scale Perturbations of Magnetohydrodynamic Regimes
Linear and Weakly Nonlinear Stability Theory
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
New developments for hydrodynamical dynamo theory have been spurred by recent evidence of self-sustained dynamo activity in laboratory experiments with liquid metals.
The emphasis in the present volume is on the introduction of powerful mathematical techniques required to tackle modern multiscale...
Chaotic Flows
Correlation Effects, Transport, and Structures
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
The book introduces readers to and summarizes the current ideas and theories about the basic mechanisms for transport in chaotic flows. Typically no single paradigmatic approach exists as this topic is relevant for fields as diverse as plasma physics, geophysical flows and various branches of engineering....
by Ali H. Sayed
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Adaptive filtering is a topic of immense practical and theoretical value, having applications in areas ranging from digital and wireless communications to biomedical systems. This book enables readers to gain a gradual and solid introduction to the subject, its applications to a variety of topical...