IUTAM: A Short History

152 Pages·1988·5.911 MB·English

by  Dr. Stephen Juhasz (auth.), Dr. Stephen Juhasz (eds.)

IUTAM
A Short History
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International Union of Theoretical
and Applied Mechanics
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Juhasz (Editor)
IUTAM
A Short History
Springer-Verlag
Berlin Heidelberg New York
London Paris Tokyo
Stephen Juhasz
Southwest Research Institute
P.O. Box 28510
San Antonio, TX 78284
USA
ISBN-13: 978-3-540-50043-8 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-45649-7
001: 10.1007/978-3-642-45649-7
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This Short History is dedicated to
the memory of Professor Theodore von Karman
1881 - 1963
who had an essential role in the formation of lUTAM
Aachen, Germany in the early 1920's
P,cture Source: The Willd alld Beyolld: Theodore I'on Karmali, PIOneer ill A"iation alld Pathfinder in Space
by Theodore von Karman, with Lee Edson. L,ule Brown & Co. 1967
Courtesy of the ArchIves. Cahfornla Institute of Technology. depository of the von Karman collectoons.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIGHTHILL, WHAT IS MECHANICS?
SIR JAMES
A. THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
I. Newtonian Foundations
2. Mathematical Fonnulation of Newtonian Mechanics
3. Improved Representation of Material Properties 2
4. Consideration of Additional External Forces 2
5. Advances in Mathematical Methods 3
B. EXAMPLES OF THE APPLICATIONS OF MECHANICS 3
I. Applied Mechanics and its Growing Utilisation of 3
Theoretical Mechanics
2. Structural Engineering 4
3. Hydraulics 4
4. Mechanical Engineering 5
5. External Fluid-dynamics 6
6. Planetary Sciences 6
7. Life Sciences 7
BATTIMELLI, G. THE EARLY INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES OF 9
APPLIED MECHANICS
A. SUMMARY 9
B. PREHISTORY: INNSBRUCK CONFERENCE 9
C. FIRST CONGRESS - DELFT 11
D. SECOND AND THIRD CONGRESSES 11
E. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN SCIENCES AFTER WWI 12
F. NATURE OF THE SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE: 12
APPLIED MECHANICS
G. EPILOGUE 13
HULT, J. POST WORLD WAR II ACTIVITIES: 15
and FROM PARIS TO LYNGBY
HOFF, N.
A. THE UNION IS FORMED 15
B. IUTAM SYMPOSIA 17
C. THE CIRCUIT WIDENS 17
D. CLOSURE 17
VIII
JUHASZ, S. CONGRESSES 19
A. SUMMARY 19
B. WHEN AND WHERE 20
I. Usual Cycle and Deviations 20
2. Countries and Cities 20
3. Congress Organizations 20
C. MEETING PLACES, RESIDENCES, AND TRANSPORTATION 21
I. Congress Locations and Facilities 21
2. Logos, Banners and Signs 21
3. Residences and Meals 22
4. Transportation 22
5. Weather 22
D. PARTICIPANTS 22
I. Number of Participants 22
2. Number of Host Country Participants 23
3. navel Grants and Other Support 23
4. Founders Participation 23
5. Nature of Participation 23
6. List of Participants and Name Tags 23
7. Photos 24
E. PRESENTATIONS 24
I. Numbers 24
2. Formats 24
3. Acceptance Policies for Submitted Papers 25
4. Languages 25
F. NON-LECTURE PROGRAMS 25
I. Socials, General 25
2. Topical Description of Past Socials 26
3. City Tours, Plant Visits, etc. 26
4. Family Member Participation 26
G. EXHIBITS 26
I. "Conversazione" 26
2. Publishers Exhibits 27
3. Institutional Exhibits 27
H. PROCEEDINGS 27
I. General 27
2. Publication Modes 28
3. Tables of Contents 28
l. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 28
I. Advancement of the Art 28
2. Building Contacts Between Participants 29
3. International Aspects 30
IX
JUHASZ, S. SYMPOSIA 31
(Revised by
LIGHTHILL, SIR
A. SUMMARY 31
JAMES)
B. ORIGIN 31
I. Concept 31
2. IUTAM Symposia 31
C. FREQUENCY 32
D. PARTICIPATION 32
1. PolIcies 32
2. Fully Open, Fully Closed, and Middle-of-the-Road Meetmgs 32
E. WHAT AND WHERE 32
I. Subjects and Approval of Proposals 32
2. Locations 33
F. PARTICIPANTS 33
I. Geographical Breakdown 33
2. Numerical Breakdown 34
G. PROCEEDINGS 34
I. General 34
2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Publication Modes 34
3. Length 35
H. SPONSORS AND ARRANGEMENTS 35
I. Organizers 35
2. Socials 35
3. Photos of Participants and List of Participants 35
JUHASZ, S. GENERAL ASSEMBLIES 37
and
DRUCKER, D.C.
A. WHEN AND WHERE 37
B. MEMBERSHIP 37
C. ACTIVITIES 38
JUHASZ, S. REPORTS 39
and
NIORDSON, F.
A. FREQUENCY, AVAILABILITY 39
B. STANDARDIZATION 39
REFERENCES 40
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 41
PICTURE CREDITS 41
X
APPENDICES 43
1. Congresses by Number, Location and Year 45
2. Invitation Letter to Innsbruck Conference 46
3. Participants of Innsbruck Conference 47
4. Congress Participants by Countries 48
5. Congress Participants from "Other" Countries 50
6. Congress Participants by Continents 51
7. Congress Participation by Host Country Participants 52
8. General and Sectional Lecturers; - Delft 1924 53
9. General and Keynote Lecturers with Lecture Titles 55
I-XVI
10. Number of Congress Presentations, and Their 59
Publication Modes
11. Congress Papers by Subject 60
12. Bibliographical Details - Innsbruck Conference 61
and I-XVI Congress Proceedings
13. Photo of Published Proceedings 63
14. Artists Rendering of Past Congress Logos 65
15. Topical Description of Past Socials 66
16. CONVERSAZIONE: Cambridge, Mass 1938 67
17. Symposia Locations 69
18. Symposia by Subject, Location and Number of 73
Participants
19. Symposia Publications 82
20. General Assemblies: Dates and Locations 104
21. General Assembly Members in Alphabetic Order 105
22. General Assembly Members by Countries 112
23. Adhering Organizations from 1985 Report 113
24. Affiliated Organizations from 1985 Reports 117
25. Officers and Additional Bureau Members 119
26. List of Reports 120
27. Photo of IUTAM Reports 121
ICTAM-IUTAM PHOTOS 123
Contributors' Names, Affiliations, and Addresses
Dr. Stephen Juhasz Dr. Nicholas J. Hoff
Consultant Professor Emeritus
Southwest Research Institute Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
P.O. Box 285 IO Durand Building 355B
San Antonio, TX 78284 USA Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Sir James Lighthill
IUTAM President Dr. Daniel C. Drucker
Provost Graduate Research Professor
University College London Department of Engineering Sciences
Gover Street University of Florida
London, WClE 6BT, UK 231 Aerospace Engng Bldg.
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
Dr. Giovanni Battimelli
Dipartimento di Fisica Dr. Frithiof 1. Niordson
Universita degli Studi di Roma Professor, Department of Solid Mechanics,
"La Sapienza" Building 404
Piazzale Aldo Moro. 2 The Technical University of Denmark
1-00185 Rome, Italy DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
Dr. Jan Hult
Professor, Department of Solid Mechanics
Chalmers University of Technology
S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
DISCLAIMER
The statements and opinions expressed in this volume
are those of the authors and not necessarily of the International
Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM). the
Southwest Research Institute. the organizations of the contrib
utors. or the publisher.