IUTAM Symposium on Variations of Domain and Free-Boundary Problems in Solid Mechanics: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Paris, France, 22-25 April 1997 - Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 1999 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Preface. Steady State Solutions to a Multi-Dimensional Phase Change Problem in Ground Freezing; J. F. Rodrigues. Evolution of Phases in a Shape Memory Alloy by Local and Global Minimisations of a Non Convex Potentials; O. Maisonneuve, et al. Micromechanical Modelling of the Thermomechanical Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys by Local and Global Minimisations of a Non Convex Potentials; E. Patoor, M. Berveiller. Micromechanics Constitutive Modeling for Polycrystalline SMA; G. Q. Song, et al. Damping of a Vibrating SMA Rod Through Phase Trnasformation; E. R. Oberaigner, et al. The Equilibrium Motion of the Martensitic Interface in Thick-walled Infinite Austenitic Plate; B. Raniecki, Ch. Lexcellent. Error Control for Phase Change Problems; R. H. Nochetto, et al. Numerical Schemes for the Mean Curvature Flow of Graphs; G. Dziuk. Phase Diagrams - Heat of Mixing and Interfacial Energy; J. Ansorg, I. Muller. Propagation of a Front by Kink Motion; R. Abeyaratne, S. Vedantam. On Variational Aspects of the Theory of Liquid Crystals with Variable Degree of Orientation; Z. Naniewicz, P. D. Panagiotopoulos. Diffusion-Limited Dynamics in Growth Experiments; F. Agroul, et al. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Melting / Solidification and Induced Stresses; T. Inoue, T. Uehara. Exploring the Commonality between Filling: Porous Media and Phase Change; V. R. Voller. About Nucleation and Growth; A. Visintin. Wavelet Methods for a Stefan Problem; J. Elezgaray, P. Petit. Delamination of Active Layers in Piezoelectric Laminates; P. Bisegna, F. Maceri. A Delamination Model: Mathematical Properties; N. Point, E. Sacco. Delamination Prediction by Continuum Damage Mechanics; O. Allix, et al. Dynamical Systems for Non-Isothermal Phase Separation; A. Damlamian, N. Kenmochi. Global Solution to the Penrose-Fife Phase Field Model with Special Heat Flux Laws; P. Colli, et al. Damage and Gradient of Damage in Transient Dynamics; B. Nedjar. Cracks in Fracture Mechanics: A Time Indexed Family of Energy Minimizers; G. A. Francfort, J.-J. Marigo. One-Dimensional Ductile-Brittle Transition, Yielding, and Structured Deformations; G. Del Piero. Approximation Results for a Class of Quasistatic Contact Problems Including Adhesion and Friction; M. Cocu, et al. A Continuous Model for Ziegler-Natta Polymerization; D. Andreucci, et al. A Steady Displacement-Based Formulation for the Analysis and Design of Large Deformation Continuous Elastoplastic Manufacturing Processes; D. Balagangadhar, D. A. Tortorelli. Strong Solutions to Equations of Visco-Thermo-Plasticity with a Temperature-Dependent Hysteretic Strain &endash; Stress Law; P. Krejci, J. Sprekels. Thermomechanical Approach of Running Discontinuities; C. Stolz, R. M. Pradeilles-Duval. Global Solutions with Contact Discontinuities for Quasilinear Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws; Li Ta-Tsien. Stability of a System Whose Boundary Evolutions are Governed by a Standard Constitutive Law; P. Berest. Stability of Moving Fronts under Griffith Criterion: A Computational Approach Using Integral Equations and Domain Derivatives; M. Bonnet. Instabilities Produced by Edges in Thin Shells; J. L. Lions, E. Sanchez-Palencia. On the Inversion of Subsurface Residual Stresses from Surface Stress Measurements; P. Ballard, A. Constantinescu. Structural Optimization by the Homogenization Method; G. Allaire, F. Jouve. Degenerate Sweeping Processes; M. Kunze, M. D. P. Monteiro Marques. About the Mathematical Modeling of Irreversibility Problems; P. Laborde. Sharp Energy Estim"Publisher Marketing: This collection of papers on solid mechanics explores free-boundary problems which are involved in a large variety of methods such as optimization, optimal control, phase transition, metal casting, solidification and melting, stability analysis and inverse problems.

Contributor Bio:  Argoul, P Argoul, Lab. of Materials and Structures of Civil Engineering, Public Works Research Lab. and CNRS, Champs-sur-Marne, France. Contributor Bio:  Nguyen, Q S Nguyen, Lab. of Solid Mechancis, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France. Contributor Bio:  Fremond, M Lab. of Materials and Structures of Civil Engineering, Public Works Research Lab. and CNRS, Champs-sur-Marne, France.