My life's journey [[electronic resource] =] : Wo di sheng ya yu xing si : reflections of an academic / / Wai-Fah Chen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458093303321
• Autore: Chen Wai-Fah <1936->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, N. J., : World Scientific, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-91902-0; 9786611919023; 981-277-014-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Disciplina: 624.1092
• Soggetti: Civil engineers - United States; Civil engineering - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States; Structural engineering - Research - United States; Electronic books.; China History 20th century; Taiwan History 1945-
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface 前言; Contents; 1. The Civil War 國共.戰; 1.1 My Childhood 童年; 1.2 The Escape 逃出; 1.3 Experience in Taiwan 台灣經驗; 1.4 Remembering Father 紀念父親-陳又超; 2. The Wisdom of Class 33 附中智慧; 2.1 The Legacy 傳承風格; 2.2 The Cardinal Rules for Senior Life 四老哲學; 2.3 On Marriage 婚姻; 2.4 On Family 家庭; 2.5 On Aging Parents 奉養; 2.6 On Economics 101 老本; 2.7 On Health 老命; Appendix 2.1 W.F. Speech for Brian's Wedding 惠發演溝; Appendix 2.2 Eric's Speech for Brian's Wedding 中傑的演講; Appendix 2.3 Suh and Hsuan Wedding Ceremony 小龍婚禮祝辭; 3. The Voyage to America 漂洋過海; 3.1 The Start 準備; 3.2 Voyage to San Francisco 漂洋過海到金山; 3.3 Summer Jobs in New York 紐約的花花世界3.4 Settled Down at Lehigh 安身在里海大學; 3.5 Looking Back 回顧; 3.6 Joining the Elite Group 列入學術名; 4. My Lifelong Companion-Linlin 鶼鰈情深; 4.1 The Romance 戀愛; 4.2 The Wedding 婚禮; 4.3 The Hsuan's Family 宣家; 4.4 Linlin's Business Adventure 創業; 4.5 The Chen's Family 陳家; 5. Academic Career at Lehigh 教學相長; 5.1 The Leader - Lynn S. Beedle 領導者; 5.2 On Structural ; Connections 結點; 5.3 On Beam-Columns 梁柱; 5.4 On Limit Analysis and Soil Plasticity 極限分析與土壤塑性力學; 5.5 On Concrete Plasticity 混凝土塑性力學; 5.6 On Polymer Concrete 塑膠混凝土; 5.7 On Lehigh Education 里海教育; Appendix 5.1 Doctoral Students-Lehigh University 里海博士生Appendix 5.2 Publications 論文集; 6. Academic Life at Purdue 普渡生涯; 6.1 The Background 背景; 6.2 My Students 學生; 6.3 On Offshore Structural Engineering 近海結構; 6.4 On Constitutive Equations 本構方程; 6.5 On Safety of Temporary Structures 暫時結構; 6.6 On Advanced Analysis for Frame Design 高等分析; 6.7 On Structural Members and Frames 單元與框架; 6.8 On Software Development Environment 軟件發展環境; 6.9 Concluding Remarks 評論; Appendix 6.1 Doctoral Students-Purdue University 普大博土生; Appendix 6.2 Publications 論文集; 7. My Life Story 我的一生; 7.1 Step down as Dean 辭院長職; 7.2 My Schooling 我的學業7.3 My Career Path 我的事業; 7.4 My Celebrity Status 我的名聲; 7.5 My Honors and Recognitions 我的榮譽與讚譽; 7.6 My Family 我的家庭; 7.7 50-Year Friendship 50 年的友情; 8. Academic Contributions 學術貢獻; 8.1 Background 背景; 8.2 Solid Mechanics 固體力學; 8.3 My Research at a Glance 研究一覽; 8.3.1 Steel Connections 鋼結點; 8.3.2 Beam-Columns 梁柱; 8.3.3 Limit Analysis 極限分析; 8.3.4 Soil and Concrete Plasticity 塑性力學; 8.3.5 Advanced Analysis 高等分析; 8.3.6 Semi-Rigid Frames 柔性框架; 8.4 Slide Rule and Calculator Environment 計算尺; 8.4.1 General Trend in Structural Engineering in the 1960-70's 趨勢; 8.4.2 Contributions to Limit Analysis in Soil Mechanics 貢獻8.5 Mainframe Computing Environment 主机; 8.5.1 General Trend in Structural Engineering in the 1970-80's 趨勢; 8.5.2 Contributions to Constitutive Modeling of Materials 貢獻; 8.6 Desktop Computing Environment 書桌机; 8.6.1 Current Trend in Structural Engineering 趨勢; 8.6.2 Contributions to Advanced Analysis 貢獻; 8.7 Future Trends in Structural Computing 前瞻; 8.8 Rules for Good Engineering Practice 金科玉律; References; Appendix 8.1 Books and Contributed Chapters 書篇專集; 9. Life in Rapidly Changing Times 生活在急變中的世界; 9.1 High Tech and New Economy 高科技與新經濟; 9.2 Career Flexibility in Rapidly Changing Times 事業的柔軟性
• Sommario/riassunto: Dr Wai-Fah Chen - a Chinese-born American academic and widely recognized structural engineering specialist in the field of mechanics, materials, and computing - has certainly led a fascinating life. A well-respected leader in the field of plasticity, structural stability, and structural steel design over the past half-century, he has made major contributions to introduce the mathematical theory of plasticity to civil engineering practice, especially in the application of limit analysis methods to the geotechnical engineering field. Having headed the engineering departments at the University of