Modern problems of structural stability /

Stability of structures is one of the most important and interesting fields in mechanics. This book is dedicated to fundamental concepts, problems and methods of structural stability along with qualitative understanding of instability phenomena. It includes modern theoretical and experimental static...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	SpringerLink (Online service), International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Other Authors:	Seyranian, Alexander P., Elishakoff, Isaac
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wien ; New York : Springer, [2002]
Series:	Courses and lectures ; no. 436.
Subjects:	Structural stability > Mathematics. Structural stability > Problems, exercises, etc. Strukturelle Stabilität. Tragwerk. Electronic books. Aufsatzsammlung.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface
Stability Bounds and Optimal Shape of Elastic Rods (T. M. Atanackovic)
The Odd Stability of the Euler Beam (G. Domokos)
Some Unconventional Elastic Stability Problems (I. Elishakoff)
The Effect of Initial Imperfections on Shell Stability (J. Arbocz, J. M. A. M. Hol, J. de Vries)
Bifurcations of Eigenvalues and Stability Problems in Mechanics (A. P. Seyranian)
Sensitivity Analysis for Dynamic Stability Problems (P. Pedersen)
Experimental Approach to Nonconservative Stability Problems (Y. Sugiyama).