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Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

Differential and Integral Quadrature Strong Formulation Finite Element Method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Michele Bacciocchi,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Erasmo Viola

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Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

Differential and Integral Quadrature Strong Formulation Finite Element Method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Michele Bacciocchi,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Erasmo Viola

The title, “Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures. Differential and Integral Quadrature. Strong Form Finite Elements” illustrates the theme treated and the prospective followed during the composition of the present work. The aim of this manuscript is to analyze the static and dynamic behavior of thick and moderately thick composite shells through the application of the Differential Quadrature (DQ) method. The book is divided into two volumes wherein the principal higher order structural theories are illustrated in detail and the mechanical behavior of doubly-curved structures are presented by several static and dynamic numerical applications. In particular, the first volume is mainly theoretical, whereas the second one is mainly related to the numerical DQ technique and its applications in the structural field. The numerical results reported in the present volume are compared to the one available in the literature, but also to the ones obtained through several codes based on the Finite Element Method (FEM). Furthermore, an advanced version of the DQ method, termed Strong Formulation Finite Element Method (SFEM), is presented. The SFEM solves the differential equations inside each element in the strong form and implements the mapping technique typical of the FEM.

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Theory of Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi

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Theory of Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi

This manuscript comes from the experience gained over thirteen years of study and research on shell structures. The title, Theory of Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures, illustrates the theme followed in the present volume. The present study aims to analyze the static and dynamic behavior of moderately thick shells made of composite materials. A particular attention is paid, other than fibrous and laminated composites, also to “Functionally graded materials” (FGMs). They are non-homogeneous materials, characterized by a continuous varia on of the mechanical properties through a particular direction. In particular, the present manuscript was written as an attempt to show, in an easy way, the theoretical aspects of doubly-curved composite shell structures. Furthermore, it focuses only on the theoretical aspects related to laminated composite doubly-curved shell structures and represents a shortened version of the book entitled: Mechanics of Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures by the same authors, wherein also the numerical part has been presented. The present volume is aimed at Master degree and PhD students in structural and applied mechanics, as well as experts in these fields. The present volume is divided into six chapters, in which static and dynamic analyses of several structural elements are provided in detail. Furthermore, the results of the adopted numerical technique are presented for several problems such as different loading and boundary conditions.

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889385001X

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9788893850018

Mechanics of laminated Composite doubly-curvel shell structures

The generalized differential quadrature method and the strong formulation finite element method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi

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Mechanics of laminated Composite doubly-curvel shell structures

The generalized differential quadrature method and the strong formulation finite element method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi

This manuscript comes from the experience gained over ten years of study and research on shell structures and on the Generalized Differential Quadrature method. The title, Mechanics of Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures, illustrates the theme followed in the present volume. The present study aims to analyze the static and dynamic behavior of moderately thick shells made of composite materials through the application of the Differential Quadrature (DQ) technique. A particular attention is paid, other than fibrous and laminated composites, also to “Functionally Graded Materials” (FGMs). They are non-homogeneous materials, characterized by a continuous variation of the mechanical properties through a particular direction. The GDQ numerical solution is compared, not only with literature results, but also with the ones supplied and obtained through the use of different structural codes based on the Finite Element Method (FEM). Furthermore, an advanced version of GDQ method is also presented. This methodology is termed Strong Formulation Finite Element Method (SFEM) because it employs the strong form of the differential system of equations at the master element level and the mapping technique, proper of FEM. The connectivity between two elements is enforced through compatibility conditions.

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Lay Confraternities and Civic Religion in Renaissance Bologna

By: Nicholas Terpstra

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Lay Confraternities and Civic Religion in Renaissance Bologna

By: Nicholas Terpstra

An analysis of the social, political and religious role of confraternities in Renaissance Bologna, first published in 1995.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521522617

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Abandoned Children of the Italian Renaissance

Orphan Care in Florence and Bologna

By: Nicholas Terpstra

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Abandoned Children of the Italian Renaissance

Orphan Care in Florence and Bologna

By: Nicholas Terpstra

In the early development of the modern Italian state, individual orphanages were a reflection of the intertwining of politics and charity. Nearly half of the children who lived in the cities of the late Italian Renaissance were under fifteen years of age. Grinding poverty, unstable families, and the death of a parent could make caring for these young children a burden. Many were abandoned, others orphaned. At a time when political rulers fashioned themselves as the "fathers" of society, these cast-off children presented a very immediate challenge and opportunity. In Bologna and Florence, government and private institutions pioneered orphanages to care for the growing number of homeless children. Nicholas Terpstra discusses the founding and management of these institutions, the procedures for placing children into them, the children's daily routine and education, and finally their departure from these homes. He explores the role of the city-state and considers why Bologna and Florence took different paths in operating the orphanages. Terpstra finds that Bologna's orphanages were better run, looked after the children more effectively, and were more successful in returning their wards to society as productive members of the city's economy. Florence's orphanages were larger and harsher, and made little attempt to reintegrate children into society. Based on extensive archival research and individual stories, Abandoned Children of the Italian Renaissance demonstrates how gender and class shaped individual orphanages in each city's network and how politics, charity, and economics intertwined in the development of the early modern state.

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JHU Press

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1421429330

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9781421429335

European Drawings 3

Catalogue of the Collections

By: Nicholas Turner,Lee Hendrix,Carol Plazzotta

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European Drawings 3

Catalogue of the Collections

By: Nicholas Turner,Lee Hendrix,Carol Plazzotta

V. 3 betr. u. a. Hans Jakob Plepp.

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Getty Publications

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0892364807

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A Companion to the Study of Virgil

By: Nicholas Horsfall

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A Companion to the Study of Virgil

By: Nicholas Horsfall

This book is not yet another introduction to Virgil’s poetry. The editor and three contributors offer a guide to the key problems and to the most intelligent discussions. They do not hesitate to point out what we do not know, and where more work needs to be done. Apart from ample discussion of the poems and the main issues they raise, the book offers chapters on the life of Virgil, his style, and his influence on late Latin epic.

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BRILL

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9004217592

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Cultures of Charity

Women, Politics, and the Reform of Poor Relief in Renaissance Italy

By: Nicholas Terpstra

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Cultures of Charity

Women, Politics, and the Reform of Poor Relief in Renaissance Italy

By: Nicholas Terpstra

Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women’s shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans.

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Harvard University Press

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0674067924

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Three Homeric Hymns

To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite

By: Nicholas Richardson

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Three Homeric Hymns

To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite

By: Nicholas Richardson

These lively narrative poems, attributed in antiquity to Homer, are works of great charm. Composed for recitation at festivals in honour of the gods, they tell of Apollo's birth on the island of Delos and his foundation of the Delphic oracle; Hermes' invention of the lyre and theft of his brother Apollo's cattle; and Aphrodite's love affair with the mortal Anchises. This edition offers a new text of these poems. The Introduction discusses among other things the nature and purpose of the poems in general, their origins, their structure and themes. The Commentary brings out the individual character of each Hymn, by analyzing in depth its language and literary qualities, and also its religious and historical aspects. The aim is to make these Hymns more accessible to students of Greek literature, and help them to appreciate the poems more fully as major works of early Greek poetry.

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1316224252

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9781316224250

Progress in Colorectal Surgery

By: John Beynon,Nicholas D. Carr

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Progress in Colorectal Surgery

By: John Beynon,Nicholas D. Carr

- Takes a problem oriented approach to discuss the key concepts in the field of colorectal surgery. - Includes recent progress in imaging techniques and how they are useful to the surgeon. - Highlghts not only the medical apsects of coloproctology, but the legal concerns for the physician as well.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1852336773

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9781852336776

MATLAB Codes for Finite Element Analysis

Solids and Structures

By: Antonio J. M. Ferreira,Nicholas Fantuzzi

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MATLAB Codes for Finite Element Analysis

Solids and Structures

By: Antonio J. M. Ferreira,Nicholas Fantuzzi

This book illustrates how MATLAB compact and powerful programming framework can be very useful in the finite element analysis of solids and structures. The book shortly introduces finite element concepts and an extensive list of MATLAB codes for readers to use and modify. The book areas range from very simple springs and bars to more complex beams and plates in static bending, free vibrations, buckling and time transient problems. Moreover, laminated and functionally graded material structures are introduced and solved.

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3030479528

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9783030479527

DiQuMaSPAB

Differential Quadrature for Mechanics of Anisotropic Shells, Plates, Arches and Beams

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Michele Bacciocchi

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DiQuMaSPAB

Differential Quadrature for Mechanics of Anisotropic Shells, Plates, Arches and Beams

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Michele Bacciocchi

The main aim of this book is to show the features of DiQuMASPAB so ware through the description of its graphical interface, by giving special emphasis to all those aspects implemented in the code. DiQuMASPAB, acronym of “Differential Quadrature for Mechanics of Anisotropic Shells, Plates, Arches and Beams”, is a computational code, which can be used for the numerical analysis of doubly curved shells made of innovative materials, using the Generalized Differential Quadrature (GDQ) and the Generalized Integral Quadrature (GIQ) methods. The software can investigate the mechanical behavior of these structures through different approaches and structural theories. In particular, this code allows considering a kinematic expansion characterized by different degrees of freedom for the Equivalent Single Layer (ESL) theories and for each layer when the Layer-Wise (LW) approach is taken into account. As far as the materials are concerned, it is possible to consider different lamination schemes, as well as various distributions of the volume fraction of the constituents for those layers that vary their mechanical properties along the thickness. In addition, the software analyzes structures with variable thickness and characterized by variable mechanical properties that can change point by point. A finite element formulation is also available to investigate the mechanical behavior of plane structures characterized by irregular domains and mechanical discontinuities.

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889385063X

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Mechanics of laminated Composite doubly-curvel shell structures

The generalized differential quadrature method and the strong formulation finite element method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi

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The generalized differential quadrature method and the strong formulation finite element method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Nicholas Fantuzzi

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ICCS20 - 20th International Conference on Composite Structures

By: Nicholas Fantuzzi

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ICCS20 - 20th International Conference on Composite Structures

By: Nicholas Fantuzzi

Composite materials have aroused a great interest over the last few decades, as proven by the huge number of scientific papers and industrial progress. The increase in the use of composite structures in different engineering practices justify the present international meeting where researches from every part of the globe can share and discuss the recent advancements regarding the use of structural components within advanced applications such as buckling, vibrations, repair, reinforcements, concrete, composite laminated materials and more recent metamaterials. Studies about composite structures are truly multidisciplinary and the given contributions can help other researches and professional engineers in their own field. This Conference is suitable as a reference for engineers and scientists working in the professional field, in the industry and the academia and it gives the possibility to share recent advancements in different engineering practices to the outside world. This book aims to collect selected plenary and key-note lectures of this International Conference. For this reason, the establishment of this 20th edition of International Conference on Composite Structures has appeared appropriate to continue what has been begun during the previous editions. ICCS wants to be an occasion for many researchers from each part of the globe to meet and discuss about the recent advancements regarding the use of composite structures, sandwich panels, nanotechnology, bio-composites, delamination and fracture, experimental methods, manufacturing and other countless topics that have filled many sessions during this conference. As a proof of this event, which has taken place in Paris (France), selected plenary and key-note lectures have been collected in the present book.

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Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

Differential and Integral Quadrature Strong Formulation Finite Element Method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Michele Bacciocchi,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Erasmo Viola

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Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

Differential and Integral Quadrature Strong Formulation Finite Element Method

By: Francesco Tornabene,Michele Bacciocchi,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Erasmo Viola

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Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

Differential Geometry Higher-Order Structural Theories

By: Francesco Tornabene,Michele Bacciocchi,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Erasmo Viola

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Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures

Differential Geometry Higher-Order Structural Theories

By: Francesco Tornabene,Michele Bacciocchi,Nicholas Fantuzzi,Erasmo Viola

The title, “Laminated Composite Doubly-Curved Shell Structures. Differential al Geometry and Higher-order Theories” illustrates the theme treated and the prospective followed during the composition of the present work. The aim of this manuscript is to analyze the static and dynamic behavior of thick and moderately thick composite shells through the application of the Differential Quadrature (DQ) method. The book is divided into two volumes wherein the principal higher order structural theories are illustrated in detail and the mechanical behavior of doubly-curved structures are presented by several static and dynamic numerical applications. In particular, the first volume is mainly theoretical, whereas the second one is mainly related to the numerical DQ technique and its applications in the structural field. The starting point to analyze higher-order structural theories is given by the so-called Unified Formulation (UF), which allows to consider and study several kinematic models in a unified manner. Both the Equivalent Single Layer (ESL) and Layer-Wise (LW) approaches are presented. A particular attention is paid to composite materials, due to their increasing development and use in many engineering fields during the last years.

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