Mechanics, models and methods in civil engineering

Abstract

„Mechanics, Models and Methods in Civil Engineering" collects leading papers dealing with actual Civil Engineering problems. The approach is in the line of the Italian-French school and therefore deeply couples mechanics and mathematics creating new predictive theories, enhancing clarity in understanding, and improving effectiveness in applications. The authors of the contributions collected here belong to the Lagrange Laboratory, an European Research Network active since many years. This book will be of a major interest for the reader aware of modern Civil Engineering. From the content: Adjustable Measures for the Safeguard of Monuments -- Statics of Bodies Made of a Compressionally Rigid No Tension Material -- Stress State for Heavy Masonry Panels with Openings -- Homogenization of Flat and Thin Linearly Elastic Masonries -- Engineering the Ruins of Constructions -- Finite Element Analysis of the Initiation of Landslides with a Non-Isothermal Multiphase Model -- Dissipation and Thermoelastic Coupling Associated with Fatigue of Materials.