Progress in Applied Mechanics

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Continuum Mechanics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Variational principles for the linear dynamic theory of micropolar viscoelasticity

      • Tai Tien-Min

      Pages 3-13

   3. An extended version of the transfer theorem

      • Guo Zhong-Heng

      Pages 15-18

3. General Mechanics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. On the application of the screw calculus to the mechanics of spatial mechanisms

      • Yu Xin

      Pages 21-34

   3. Main properties of root-loci of time-delay control systems and a method of finding the stable interval of gain

      • Wong Chia-Ho

      Pages 35-48

4. Fluid Mechanics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49

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   2. Concerning the singularity of non-linear vibration of ideal liquid in communication tubes with different end cross sections

      • Liu Hsien-Chih

      Pages 51-69

   3. Magnetohydrodynamic flow in elliptic ducts

      • Jiang Fu-Ru

      Pages 71-81

   4. Flow around a cone at supersonic speed

      • Huang Dun

      Pages 83-89

5. Elasticity and Plasticity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. A Note on biharmonic functions

      • Fan Wei-Xun

      Pages 93-95

   3. The effect of transverse shear deformations on ring-shaped elastic plates

      • Cheng Chang-Jun, Shang Xin-Chun, Duan Dai-Ming, Zhu Jian-Gang

      Pages 97-118

6. Generalized variational principles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. Sub-region generalized variational principles in elastic thin plates

      • Long Yu-Qiu

      Pages 121-134

   3. General variational principles for non-conservative problems in theory of elasticity and its application to finite element analysis

      • Liu Dian-Kui, Zhang Qi-Hao

      Pages 135-144

7. Theory of Plates and Shells

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145

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   2. Solution in cosine series for the bending of a rectangular cantilever plate under the action of arbitrary transverse loads

      • Sun Huan-Chun, Sha De-Song, Wang Shou-Xin, Tang Li-Min

      Pages 147-161

   3. The effect of axisymmetric geometric imperfections on dynamic response to turbulent wind in a cooling tower

      • Lu Wen-Da, Lin Bao-Qing

      Pages 163-180

Prof. W. Z. Chien was born on 9 October, 1912 and 1982 saw the 70th anniversary of his birth. Some of his friends, colleagues, and former students prepared this special volume in honour of his outstanding contribution to the field of mechanics. The volume does not contain contributions from all of his students and friends and for this we apologize. Prof. Chien's family have lived. in Qufangquiao Village, Hongshengli, Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province for generations. Many members of his family have been teachers in this village. When he was 14 years old his father died and for a time it appeared necessary to terminate his education but, fortunately, an uncle, Chien Mu, who later became a very famous historian in China, came to his aid and he was able to continue his studies. In 1931 he took entrance exams and was simultaneously admitted to five prestigious Chinese universities. Of these, he chose to enter Tsing-hau University in Beijing, with major work in physics. He received his baccaulaurate in 1935 and taught at middle school for a time until he was awarded a Sino:'British scholarship to study abroad. In the competition for this award, three of the recipients were in the field of mechanics: Prof. C. C. Lin, Prof. Kuo Yung-huai, and Prof. Chien Wei-zang. All three arrived in Toronto in August, 1940 and entered the Depart­ ment of Applied Mathematics of the University of Toronto to study under Prof. J. L. Synge.

• Emission
• fluid mechanics
• mechanics
• plasticity
• vibration

• Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of China

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