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Dynamic Stability of Columns under Nonconservative Forces

Theory and Experiment

  • Provides clear descriptions of the basic aspects of nonconservative stability problems with a mathematical background
  • Includes numerous simulations and experiments on the dynamic stability columns, showing dynamic responses and unstable vibrations
  • Offers a new window for attractive topics on nonconservative stability problems

Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (SMIA, volume 255)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Fundamentals

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 1-12
  3. Columns under Conservative Forces

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 13-23
  4. Columns under a Follower Force

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 25-36
  5. Columns with Damping

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 37-48
  6. Energy Consideration on the Role of Damping

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 49-69
  7. Cantilevered Pipes Conveying Fluid

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 71-86
  8. Cantilevered Pipes with a Mechanical Element

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 87-102
  9. Columns under a Follower Force with a Constant Line of Action

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 103-113
  10. Generalized Reut’s Column

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 115-128
  11. Columns under a Rocket-Based Follower Force

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 129-143
  12. Columns under a Rocket-Based Follower Force and with a Lumped Mass

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 145-153
  13. Columns under a Rocket-Based Subtangential Follower Force

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 155-165
  14. Pinned-Pinned Columns under a Pulsating Axial Force

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 167-181
  15. Parametric Resonances of Columns

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 183-197
  16. Parametric Resonances of Columns with Damping

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 199-206
  17. Columns under a Pulsating Reut Force

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 207-217
  18. Remarks about Approaches to the Dynamic Stability of Structures

    • Yoshihiko Sugiyama, Mikael A. Langthjem, Kazuo Katayama
    Pages 219-221
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 223-236

About this book

This book treats dynamic stability of structures under nonconservative forces. it is not a mathematics-based, but rather a dynamics-phenomena-oriented monograph, written with a full experimental background.  Starting with fundamentals on stability of columns under nonconservative forces, it then deals with the divergence of Euler’s column under a dead (conservative) loading from a view point of dynamic stability. Three experiments with cantilevered columns under a rocket-based follower force are described to present the verifiability of nonconservative problems of structural stability. Dynamic stability of columns under pulsating forces is discussed through analog experiments, and by analytical and experimental procedures together with related theories. Throughout the volume the authors retain a good balance between theory and experiments on dynamic stability of columns under nonconservative loading, offering a new window to dynamic stability of structures, promoting student- and scientist-friendly experiments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Small Spacecraft Systems Research Center, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan

    Yoshihiko Sugiyama

  • Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan

    Mikael A. Langthjem

  • Daicel Corporation, Tatsuno, Japan

    Kazuo Katayama

About the authors

Yoshihiko Sugiyama was born in Tokyo in 1940. He graduated from Osaka Prefecture University with a major in aeronautical engineering. He received the degrees of master of engineering and doctor of engineering from Osaka Prefecture University. He was a lecturer at Department of Vehicle Engineering, Osaka Sangyo University in 1969-1970. In 1971, he moved to Tottori University as an associate professor of mechanical engineering. In 1986, he joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, as a professor of aerospace structures engineering. In 2003, he moved to Ryukoku University and retired in 2008. He was an Honorary Visitor at University College London (with Professor R. E. D. Bishop) in 1977-1978, and a Visiting Associate Professor at University of Waterloo (with Professor H. Leipholz) in 1981. At present, he is an Emeritus Professor at Osaka Prefecture University. He is a Visiting Professor at a Small Spacecraft Research Center, Osaka Prefecture University.His majors cover lightweight structures engineering, buckling of structures, dynamic stability of structures, optimum design of structures, and composite structures.


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