Analysis and design of plated structures Volume 1






Preface

We have great pleasure in writing the preface for this book on Analysis and

Design of Plated Structures: Stability, the first of the planned set of two

volumes on plated structures. The inspiration for these books comes from the

recognition of the significant advances that have taken place during the last

few decades. As a result of the research findings, our understanding of the

behaviour of thin-walled structural (or plate) elements has increased

considerably. The improved understanding of the complex stability problems,

in turn, has set new trends and caused major changes in the design codes in

North America, Europe and Australia. Even the design philosophy has seen

a major shift from the permissible stress basis to the concept of limit state;

the Specifications concerned with the design of thin-walled structural elements

are based on the vast amount of fundamental research findings. Research

efforts continue in the field of post-elastic, post-buckling, and ultimate ranges

and the benefit to be derived from the research outcomes depends on their

effective implementation. It is necessary to remove the misconception amongst

the designers and practitioners that solutions for stability problems are fraught

with complexities and hence difficult to use in the design office. The objective

of this book is to explain the current analytical methods, and to provide the

theoretical background to the design specifications for plated structures.


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