Topics in Applied Mechanics

1. Local effects and fluid flow

   1. Keynote paper

      1. Turbulent Free-Surface Flow Over a Sill

         • P. Blom, R. Booij, J. A. Battjes

         Pages 189-196

      2. Local effects in some non-linear evolution equations

         • S. B. G. O’Brien

         Pages 197-204

      3. Fluid-Structure Interaction and Column Separation in a Closed Pipe

         • A. S. Tijsseling, D. Fan

         Pages 205-212

2. Micromechanics and constitutive equations

   1. Keynote paper

      1. Micro-rheological modelling of heat conduction in polymers

         • B. H. A. A. van den Brule

         Pages 213-221

      2. Rheology and Microstructure of Liquid Crystalline Polymers

         • J. Mewis, P. Moldenaers

         Pages 223-230

      3. Limiting Toughness of Polymers The relation between molecular and microscopic structure

         • M. C. M. van der Sanden, H. E. H. Meijer

         Pages 231-244

      4. Constitutive models for composite materials with interfaces

         • P. H. J. Vosbeek

         Pages 245-252

      5. A Three Dimensional Model for Nonlinear Viscoelasticity

         • L. Zhang, L. J. Ernst

         Pages 253-260

3. Dynamic systems

   1. Keynote paper

      1. Structural Dynamics of Mechanical Systems with Local Nonlinearities under Periodic Excitation

         • D. H. van Campen, R. H. B. Fey, A. de Kraker

         Pages 261-268

      2. Improving Manipulator Control with Acceleration Measurements

         • Bram De Jager

         Pages 269-276

      3. Combined Finite Element and Multibody Techniques for Vehicle Occupant Safety Studies

         • H. A. Lupker

         Pages 277-284

      4. Application of Cell Mapping Methods to a Nonlinear Dynamic System

         • J. A. W. van der Spek

         Pages 285-292

      5. Manifolds of Nonlinear Dynamic Single-DOF Systems

         • E. L. B. van de Vorst, R. H. B. Fey, D. H. van Campen, A. de Kraker

         Pages 293-303

4. Integration of Applied mechaninics with other disciplines

   1. Medicine

      1. A Non-Invasive Method to Find Langer’s Lines of Skin

         • M. H. H. Meuwissen, M. R. van Ratingen, C. W. J. Oomens, J. D. Janssen

         Pages 305-312

      2. The influence of minor stenoses on the flow in the carotid artery bifurcation

         • D. E. M. Palmen, F. N. van de Vosse, J. D. Janssen, M. E. H. van Dongen

         Pages 313-320

      3. Osmotic Prestressing of a Spinal Motion Segment

         • H. Snijders, G. B. Houben, M. R. Drost, J. M. Huyghe, J. D. Janssen, A. Huson

         Pages 321-330

   2. Rheology

      1. Rheology and Rheometry For Highly Filled Reactive Materials

         • G. W. M. Peters, A. B. Spoelstra, M. H. H. Meuwissen, R. Corbey, H. E. H. Meijer

         Pages 331-338

   3. Optimisation

      1. Structural Optimization History and State-of-the-Art

         • A. J. G. Schoofs

         Pages 339-345

   4. Mining and petroleum engineering

      1. Thermo-mechanical properties of roof rock of coal for underground gasification

         • M. H. H. Hettema, K.-H. A. A. Wolf, C. J. de Pater

         Pages 347-354

   5. Mathematics and numerical methods

      1. A Finite Rotation Triangular Shell Element

         • Fred van Keulen

         Pages 355-362

In collaboration with the Contact Group Experimental Mechanics in The Netherlands and under the auspices of the Technological Institute of the Koninklijke Vlaamse Ingenieurs Vereniging (Royal Flemish Society of Engineers), the Department of Ap­ plied Mechanics of the Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs (Royal Institution of Engineers in The Netherlands) organised the second National Mechanics Congress in The Netherlands, on November 16-18, 1992. About hundred participants from universities and industrial research laboratories in The Netherlands and Belgium discussed topics around the theme: Building Bridges, Integration of Theory and Applications in Applied Mechanics. Building bridges is of course one of the main tasks of a civil engineer, in order to improve the infrastructure of our society. Strength, stiffness and stability have to be guaranteed for a large number of years of service. Localised effects such as shear lag in longitudinal stiffeners, small cracks in concrete structures and effects of corrosion may on the long tenn lead to catastrofic failure of bridges. During the congress J.P. Gailliez presented a talk about the hydraulic ship lifts in the Canal du Centre in south Belgium. Built more than a hundred years ago, the elevators still are in a perfect condition and are recognized now as an industrial archeological monument.

• Software
• applied mechanics
• calculus
• composite material
• concrete
• fluid mechanics
• mechanics
• polymers
• transport

• Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

  J. F. Dijksman

• Laboratory for Aero and Hydrodynamics, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands

  F. T. M. Nieuwstadt

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