This book deals with the elastic stability of solids and structures. It begins with fundamental aspects of stability, relating the basic notions of dynamic stability to more traditional quasi-static approaches. The book is concerned not only with buckling, or linear instability, but most importantly with nonlinear post-buckling behavior and imperfection-sensitivity. After laying out the general theory, Koiter applies the theory to a number of applications, with a chapter devoted to each. These include a variety of beam, plate, and shell structural problems and some basic continuum elasticity problems. Koiter's classic results on the nonlinear buckling and imperfection-sensitivity of cylindrical and spherical shells are included. The treatments of both the fundamental aspects and the applications are completely self contained. This book was recorded as a detailed set of notes by Arnold van der Heijden from W. T. Koiter's last set of lectures on stability theory, at TU Delft.
Edited by:
Arnold M. A. van der Heijden (Technische Universiteit Delft The Netherlands) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 420g ISBN:9781107407015 ISBN 10: 110740701X Pages: 240 Publication Date:30 August 2012 Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active