Nondeterministic Mechanics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Elishakoff, Isaac (Editor), Soize, Christian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: CISM Courses and Lectures, 539
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer mathematics.; Computational intelligence.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Computational Intelligence.; Computational Science and Engineering.

In this book the current state of the art of nondeterministic mechanics in its various forms is presented. The topics range from stochastic problems to fuzzy sets; from linear to nonlinear problems; from specific methodologies to combinations of various techniques; from theoretical considerations to...

Table of Contents:

• Stochastic methods in nonlinear structural dynamics
• Stochastic models of uncertainties in computational structural dynamics and structural acoustics
• The tale of stochastic linearization techniques: over half a century of progress
• Comprehensive modeling of uncertain systems using fuzzy set theory
• Bounding uncertainty in civil engineering: theoretical background and applications
• Combined methods in nondeterministic mechanics.