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| "The 75th birthday of Academician V. V. Bolotin," Mech. Solids. 36 (2), 1-2 (2001) |
| Year |
2001 |
Volume |
36 |
Number |
2 |
Pages |
1-2 |
| Title |
The 75th birthday of Academician V. V. Bolotin |
| Author(s) |
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| Abstract |
On March 29, 2000, professor Vladimir Vasil'evich Bolotin, an outstanding
scientist in the field
of mechanics, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has
celebrated his 75th birthday.
V. V. Bolotin has made a considerable contribution to the development
of a number of areas in theoretical and applied mechanics, including
vibration and stability, applied elasticity, structural mechanics,
reliability and safety of machines and structures, fracture mechanics,
and the mechanics of composite materials. He is an author of more
than 350 scientific publications, 15 monographs being among these.
V. V. Bolotin obtained fundamental results in the theory of stability
of elastic systems subjected to dynamic loads and in aeroelasticity.
He developed an asymptotic method for solving problems of vibration
theory. His monographs Dynamic Stability of Elastic Systems (1956)
and Non-conservative Problems in the Theory of Elastic
Stability (1961) have been recognized as classic works
in the respective fields.
V. V. Bolotin has greatly influenced the development of
probabilistic and statistical methods in mechanics; the creation
of the general theory of reliability of structures, based
on the theory of random processes and fields; and the development
of the theory of seismic resistance of structures. His results
in these areas have been presented in the books Statistical
Methods in Structural Mechanics (1961, 1965),
Probability and Reliability Methods in Structural
Design (1971, 1982), and Random Vibrations
of Elastic Systems (1979).
The works by professor Bolotin in the field of the mechanics
of composite materials have been widely recognized. He developed
models of laminated and fiber media, methods for determining
effective elastic constants, methods for predicting residual
stresses in composite material structures, as well as stochastic
models of cumulative damage and fracture of composite materials.
He suggested a number of methods for predicting the service
life at the stage of design and estimating
the residual life at the stage of operation of engineering systems.
His results in this area are reflected in the monographs
Mechanics of Multi-layer Structures (1980, co-authored by
Yu. N. Novichkov) and Service Life of Machines and
Structures (1984, 1990).
During the recent years, V. V. Bolotin have been actively worked in
the fields of fracture mechanics and mesomechanics. Hi suggested
a general approach to the modeling of the mechanical behavior of loaded
bodies during the change of their configuration (including
the propagation of cracks). Combining methods of fracture mechanics
with those of mechanics of accumulation of dispersed defects, he developed
a theory of crack growth describing all stages of the fatigue fracture.
This theory was applied to the growth of cracks in conditions complicated
by hereditary phenomena and corrosion. These results are presented
in the monographs Stability Problems in Fracture Mechanics (1996)
and Mechanics of Fatigue (1999).
Along with theory, V. V. Bolotin actively worked in
applied areas. During the 1960-1980s, he managed an applied
research related to aerospace, ship building,
and nuclear power plant engineering. From 1980 to 1985, he headed
the development of new State Standards of the USSR on the reliability of
engineering structures. He published the head standard of this
series, as well as a number of handbooks and methodological
materials.
Bolotin's works are well known both in Russia and abroad; they are
used in various branches of engineering. His monographs have been
translated into many languages; a great number of his papers have
been published in international journals. He participated in many
international congresses and symposia. He has been constantly invited
to deliver lectures at leading universities and scientific centers
in various countries.
V. V. Bolotin gives much effort and energy to the popularization
of modern achievements in mechanics, publication of textbooks,
methodological materials, and materials on engineering standards.
His particular concern is the perfection of education of engineers
and scientists. He is the head of the chair of dynamics and strength
of machines at Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical
University). This chair has prepared more than 1000 research
engineers in the field of mechanics. The scientific school
created by V. V. Bolotin has been fruitfully worked in numerous
branches of science and technology. He has been an advisor of more
than 150 graduate (Ph.D.) students; 20 of his students have been
conferred on the scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences (D.Sc.).
He manages a great social and organizing activity in science
at the Russian Academy of Sciences, National Committee on
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Industrial and Technological
Complex "Reliability of Machines," Higher Certification
Committee, editorial boards of a number of scientific journals,
and organizing committees of scientific conferences and symposia.
V. V. Bolotin is a winner of two State Prizes in the field of science
and technology. He is a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Russian Engineering Academy, and Russian Academy of Architecture
and Civil Engineering. He is an honored doctor of Budapest Technical
University and a foreign member
of the USA National Engineering Academy. He has been awarded
the Gold Medal of the Academy of Sciences of Czechoslovakia
"For service for science and humankind", Alfred Freidental
Medal of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and Honored Prize
of the International Reliability and Safety Association.
He has been decorated with Orders of Lenin, Red Banner of Labor,
October Revolution, and Friendship of People.
The members of the editorial board and the editors of the journal
congratulate Vladimir Vasil'evich Bolotin on his birthday and wish him
long life, strong health, and further achievements in his creative work. |
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