Stability of Structures

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Klappentext

The current trend of building more streamlined structures has made stability analysis a subject of extreme importance. It is mostly a safety issue because stability loss could result in an unimaginable catastrophe. Written by two authors with a combined 80 years of professional and academic experience, the objective of Stability of Structures: Principles and Applications is to provide engineers and architects with a firm grasp of the fundamentals and principles that are essential to performing effective stability analysis. The book examines beams, columns, beam-columns, frames, rectangular plates, circular plates, cylindrical shells, and general shells. Emphasis is on understanding the behavior of structures in terms of load-displacement characteristics, on formulation of the governing equations and on calculation of the critical load.

Zusammenfassung
Provides engineers and architects with a firm grasp of the fundamentals and principles that are essential to performing effective stability analysts. This title presents stability analysis within the context of elementary nonlinear flexural analysis, providing a strong foundation for incorporating theory into everyday practice.

Inhalt

Preface XI1. Buckling of Columns2. Special Topics in Elastic Stability of Columns3. Beam-Columns4. Continuous Beams and Rigid Frames5. Torsion in Structures6. Torsional and Flexural-Torsional Buckling7. Lateral-Torsional Buckling8. Buckling of Plate Elements9. Buckling of Thin Cylindrical Shell Elements10. Buckling of General Shell ElementsIndex