James F. DoyleJames F. Doyle is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. His main area of research is in experimental mechanics with an emphasis impact, wave propagation, and structural dynamics. Special emphasis is placed on solving inverseproblems through integrating experimental methods with finite element based methods. He is a dedicated teacher and pedagogical innovator. He is a recipient of the Frocht Award for Teaching and the Hetenyi Award for Research, both from the Society for Experimental Mechanics, of which he is also a Fellow. This is his sixth book in the area of mechanics and structures. Read More Read Less