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Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM
Carl T. Herakovich
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Description for Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM
Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 549.
This book provides a detailed history of the United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) of the US National Academies, the relationship between the USNC/TAM and IUTAM, and a review of the many mechanicians who developed the field over time. It emphasizes the birth and growth of USNC/TAM, the birth and growth of the larger International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM), and explores the work of mechanics from Aristotle to the present. Written by the former Secretary of USNC/TAM, Dr. Carl T. Herakovich of the University of Virginia, the book profiles luminaries of mechanics including ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319323114
SKU
V9783319323114
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99-15
About Carl T. Herakovich
Dr. Carl T. Herakovich, Professor Emeritus, was until 1998 Henry L. Kinnier Professor in Civil Engineering, and Director of the Applied Mechanics Program in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, at the University of Virginia. He served as the Secretary of the USNC/TAM from 2000 to 2012. His many awards include Fellow of SES; 2005, ASME Applied Mechanics Division ... Read more
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