Surveys in mechanics; a collection of surveys of the present position of research in some branches of mechanics, written in commemoration of the 70th birthday of Geoffrey Ingram Taylor - Davies, R. M. (Rhisiart Morgan), 1903-; Batchelor, G. K. (Cambridge : University Press, 1956)
G.I. Taylor: a biographical note, by R.V. Southwell.--The mechanics of quasi-static plastic deformation in metals, by R. Hill.--Dislocations in crystalline solids, by N.F. Mott.--Stress waves in solids, by R.M. Davies.--Rotating fluids, by H.B. Squire.--The mechanics of drops and bubbles, by W.R. Lane and H.L. Green.--Wave generation by wind, by F. Ursell.--Viscosity effects in sound waves of finite amplitude, by M.J. Lighthill.--Turbulent diffusion, by G.K. Batchelor and A.A. Townsend.--Atmospheric turbulence, by T.H. Ellison.--The mechanics of sailing ships and yachts, by K.S.M. Davidson.
Includes bibliographies.
Keywords: Taylor, Geoffrey Ingram, -- Sir, -- 1886-; Mechanics