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Fundamentals of Structural Stability

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    Fundamentals of Structural Stability





    PREFACE

    Knowledge of structural stability theory is of paramount importance to the prac-

    ticing structural engineer.

    In тапу instances, buckling is the primary consideration

    in the design

    of various structural configurations. Because of this, formal courses in

    this important branch

    of mechanics are available to students in Aerospace Engin-

    eering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Science

    and Mechanics, and Mechanical

    Engineering

    at тапу institutions of higher learning. This book is intended to serve

    as

    а text in such courses. The emphasis of the book is оп the fundamental concepts

    and оп the methodology developed through the years to solve structural stability

    problems.

    The material contained in this text is ideally suited for

    а two-semester Master's level

    course, although with judicious deletion

    of topics, the text тау Ье adopted for а one-

    semester course.

    The first chapter introduces the basic concepts

    ofelastic stability and the approaches

    used in solving stability problems.

    It also discusses the different buckling phenom-

    ena that have been observed in nature.

    In Chapter 2, the basic concepts and

    methodology are applied to some simple mechanical models with finite degrees of

    freedom. This is done to help the student understand the fundamentals without

    getting involved with lengthy and complicated mathematical operations, which is

    usually the case when dealing with the continuum (infinitely

    тапу degrees of

    freedom). In Chapter 3, а complete treatment of the elastic stability of columns is

    presented, including effects of elastic restraints. New to this edition are treatments of

    the elastica theory of beams and of the buckling of thin-walled beam-columns. This

    new material facilitates the solutions

    of several problems in later chapters. Some

    simple frame problems are discussed in Chapter

    4. Moreover, а nonlinear analysis of

    frames is presented, which clearly shows that in some cases, buckling occurs through

    limit-point instability. This chapter

    is of special importance to the Civil Engineering

    student. Since energy-based methods have been successfully used in structural

    mechanics,

    Chapter 5 presents а comprehensive treatment of the energy criterion

    for stability

    and contains тапу energy-related methods. The study of this chapter

    requires some knowledge

    of work- and energy-related principles and theorems.


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