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Fundamentals of Structural Stability
1st Edition - December 20, 2005
Authors: George Simitses, Dewey H Hodges
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780750678759
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eBook ISBN:9780080507057
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The ability of a structural assembly to carry loads and forces determines how stable it will be over time. Viewing structural assemblages as comprising columns, beams, arches,…Read more
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The ability of a structural assembly to carry loads and forces determines how stable it will be over time. Viewing structural assemblages as comprising columns, beams, arches, rings, and plates, this book will introduce the student to both a classical and advanced understanding of the mechanical behavior of such structural systems under load and how modeling the resulting strains can predict the overall future performance—the stability—of that structure. While covering traditional beam theory, the book is more focused on elastica theory in keeping with modern approaches. This text will be an expanded and updated version a similar, previously published book, but with pedagogical improvements and updated analytical methods.
This engineering textbook will provide a focused treatment on the study of how structures behave and perform when under stress loading, including plastic deformation and buckling. All advanced engineering students studying engineering mechanics, structural analysis and design, fatigue and failure, and other related subjects need to have this knowledge, and this book will provide it in a thorough and coherent fashion. Written by two of the world’s leading engineering professors in this subject area, the pedagogy has been classroom-tested over many years and should find a receptive readership among both students and instructors.
An understandable introduction to the theory of structural stability, useful for a wide variety of engineering disciplines, including mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering
Covers both static and dynamic loads, for both conservative and nonconservative systems
Emphasizes elastic behavior under loads, including vertical buckling, torsional buckling and nonlinear affects of structural system buckling and stability
Case examples to illustrate real-world applications of Stability Theory
Mechanical Stability Models, Elastic Buckling of Columns, Buckling of Frames, The Energy Criterion and Energy-Based Models, Columns on Elastic Foundations, Buckling of Shafts, Buckling of Rings and Arches, Flexural-Torsional Buckling of Thin-Walled Beam Columns, Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Deep Beams, Nonconservative Systems and Dynamic Buckling, Work and Energy Related Principles and Theorems.
No. of pages: 480
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: December 20, 2005
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
Hardback ISBN: 9780750678759
eBook ISBN: 9780080507057
GS
George Simitses
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus University of Cincinnati & Georgia Tech, OH & GA, USA
DH
Dewey H Hodges
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Georgia Tech, GA, USA
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