The Impact of Chaos on Science and Society (UNU, 1997, 415 pages): 14. The impact of chaos on engineering: Acknowledgements

The Impact of Chaos on Science and Society (UNU, 1997, 415 pages)

14. The impact of chaos on engineering

		(introduction...)
		Introduction
		The role of geometrical theory in applied mechanics
		Transient failure
		The influence of chaotic transients
		Conclusions
		Acknowledgements
		References

The author would like to express his thanks to past and present colleagues at UCL for their help and advice.