1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910164193503321

Titolo

Translating Libya : In Search of the Libyan Short Story

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Darf Publishers

ISBN

9781850772866

185077286X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

Ethan Chorin

Disciplina

892.73010807

Soggetti

Short stories, Arabic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Part anthology and part travelogue, Translating Libya presents the country through the eyes of sixteen Libyan short story writers and one American diplomat.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143159103321

Titolo

Journal of computational and nonlinear dynamics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ©2006-

ISSN

1555-1423

Disciplina

621

Soggetti

Dynamics

Nonlinear theories

Machinery, Dynamics of

Dynamique

Dynamique des machines

Théories non linéaires

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254230903321

Titolo

Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 4 : Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics / / edited by Cesar Sciammarella, John Considine, Paul Gloeckner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

87-438-0286-9

87-7004-918-1

3-319-22449-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, , 2191-5652

Disciplina

620.1

Soggetti

Mechanics, Applied

Solids

Materials - Analysis

Solid Mechanics

Characterization and Analytical Technique

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1.Experimental Characterization of Shape Fixity in Transversely Curved Unimorph SMP Actuators -- 2.Full-field Three-Dimensional Characterization of Non-repetitive Motions by Single-shot Multiplexed Digital Holography -- 3.Basic Foundations of Signal Analysis Models Applied to Retrieval of Displacements and their Derivatives Encoded in Fringe Patterns -- 4.Recent Optical Measurements for the Mechanical Properties of Thin Films -- 5.Evaluation of the Penalized Least Squares Method for Strain Computation -- 6.Speckle Projection Profilometry Using a Diffractive Telecentric Arrangement -- 7.Use of VFM for Heterogeneity Evaluation of Materials Under Uniaxial Tensile Stress -- 8.Optimized Test Design for Identification the Variation of Elastic Stiffness Properties of Loblolly Pine (pinus taeda) Pith to Bark -- 9.Investigation of the Hydric Transfer Phenomenon in Wood at the Ring Scale With the Grid Method -- 10.Extension of the Non-Linear Virtual



Fields Method to Inertial Heterogeneous High Strain Rate Tests -- 11.Experimental Mechanics for Graduate Students -- 12.Bridge Foundation Depth Estimation using Sonic Echo Test -- 13.Detonation of Small Charges Buried in Cohesionless Soil -- 14.Similitude Analysis of Composite I-beams With Application  to Subcomponent Testing of Wind Turbine Blades -- 15.Validating FSI Simulations in LS-DYNA 971 R7 -- 16.In Vitro Experimental Study for the Determination of Cellular Characteristics of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using a Non-uniform Deformation Field -- 17.Development of New Method for Direct Measurement of High Strain Rate Testing Parameters -- 18.Simultaneous Measurement of Polymerization Stress Evolution, Conversion Kinetics, and Exotherm in Real-time -- 19.Symmetric and Asymmetric Double Cantilever Beam Methods for Interfacial Adhesion Strength Measurement in Electronic Packaging -- 20.Broadband Electromechanical Spectroscopy: A Method for Measuring the Dynamic Electromechanical Response of Ferroelectrics -- 21.Experimental Study of MechanicalPerformance in Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Titanium Alloys -- 22.Testing a Multi-Bay Box Subjected to Combined Loads -- 23.A Study on the Generation of a Fine-grained Layer in Upsetting Between Flat and Conical Dies -- 24.Interface Microstructure and Strength of TLP Bonded Iron and Steel.

Sommario/riassunto

Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 4 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to important areas of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of topics, including: Advanced Methods for Frontier Applications, Non-Homogeneous Parameters Identification, Teaching Experimental Mechanics in the 21st Century, Material Characterization and Testing, Mechanics of Interfaces Novel Applications of Experimental Mechanics.