Nonlinear Approaches in Engineering Applications: Energy, Vibrations, and Modern Applications

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This book analyzes the updated principles and applications of nonlinear approaches to solve engineering and physics problems. The knowledge on nonlinearity and the comprehension of nonlinear approaches are inevitable to future engineers and scientists, making this an ideal book for engineers, engineering students, and researchers in engineering, physics, and mathematics. Chapters are of specific interest to readers who seek expertise in optimization, nonlinear analysis, mathematical modeling of complex forms, and non-classical engineering problems. The book covers methodologies and applications from diverse areas such as vehicle dynamics, surgery simulation, path planning, mobile robots, contact and scratch analysis at the micro and nano scale, sub-structuring techniques, ballistic projectiles, and many more. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Nonlinear Behaviour Diagnosis for Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades Subjected to Inconstant Wind Excitations (Dandan Xia, Liming Dai, Changping Chen, Pan Fang)....Pages 3-39 Concentrated Solar Power Plants Capacity Factors: A Review (Albert Boretti)....Pages 41-62 Diagnosis of Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics of Active Slider in Nanometer Spacing (Y. F. Wang, Y. Lu, G. Chen)....Pages 63-76 Formation Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots Using an Acoustic Sensor (Michael Hegedus, Mehran Mehrandezh, Raman Paranjape)....Pages 77-105 Nonlinear Size-Dependent Instability of Hybrid FGM Nanoshells (S. Sahmani, M. M. Aghdam)....Pages 107-143 Front Matter ....Pages 145-145 Vibration Analysis of Oscillators with Generalized Inertial and Geometrical Nonlinearities (D. Younesian, E. Esmailzadeh, H. Askari)....Pages 147-166 Quarter Car Suspension Model with Provision for Loss of Contact with the Road (Ali Khazaie, Najiullah Hussaini, Hormoz Marzbani, Reza N. Jazar)....Pages 167-208 Friction Coefficient of Pneumatic Tires and Bitumen Roads (Jenelle C. Hartman, Hormoz Marzbani, Firoz Alam, M. Fard, Reza N. Jazar)....Pages 209-276 Solutions for Path Planning Using Spline Parameterization (M. Elbanhawi, M. Simic, Reza N. Jazar)....Pages 277-306 Front Matter ....Pages 307-307 An Exact Solution Technique for Impact Oscillators (A. Banerjee, R. Das, E. P. Calius)....Pages 309-332 A Semi-analytical Solution for Bending of Nonlinear Magnetostrictive Beams (S. A. Sheikholeslami, M. M. Aghdam)....Pages 333-344 Limited Data Modelling Approaches for Engineering Applications (Hamid Khayyam, Gelayol Golkarnarenji, Reza N. Jazar)....Pages 345-379 Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of the Elastic-Plastic Behavior of Thick-Walled Cylinders (Monir Takla)....Pages 381-402 A Complex Variable Method to Predict an Aerodynamics of Arbitrary Shape Ballistic Projectiles (Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Philipp M. Baldovi)....Pages 403-424 Extension of Substructuring Technique in the Nonlinear Domain (Mladenko Kajtaz)....Pages 425-447 Back Matter ....Pages 449-456