SECTAM XII - Proceedings of the Twelfth Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Pine Mountain, GA, May 10, 11, 1984. Volume 1

Turbulence-related investigations are discussed, taking into account the formulation of three-dimensional boundary-layer equations for viscid/inviscid interacting flow, a theory for generating turbulent flow, numerical experiments in open-channel turbulence, the application of the K-E turbulence model to a boundary layer solution for flow about a spinning yawed projectile at Mach 3, and the simulation of late transition in plane channel flow. Other topics explored are related to wave propagation, nonlinear structural dynamics, computational methods, geomechanics, continuum mechanics, experimental methods, fluid mechanics, biofluid mechanics, vibrations of plates and shells, composite materials, fracture mechanics, interdisciplinary/applied problems, hydraulics, fluid-structure interaction, solid mechanics, and the theory of shells. Attention is given to an analysis of a superplastically formed and diffusion bonded sandwich panel, the composite repair of a cracked aluminum alloy aircraft structure, and the determination of turbomachinery blade characteristics for vibration analysis.