Overview
Introductory textbook with systematic step-by-step derivations of all methods and applications of stability analysis
Addresses all key structural elements, e.g. rigid body-assemblage, columns, rigid-frame, thin plates, arches and shells
Numerous worked out examples and a large amount of practical data suitable for use in the design office
Only a minimum knowledge of calculus, Fourier series and Bessel functions is assumed
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Rapid advances in analytical methods and computing enable engineers to apply stability/stiffness methods to increasingly complex real-life cases. This advanced and graduate-level text and self-tutorial teaches readers to understand and to apply analytical design principles across the breadth of the engineering sciences. Emphasizing fundamentals, the book addresses the stability of key engineering elements such as rigid-body assemblage, beam-columns, rigid frames, thin plates, arches, rings, or shells. Each chapter contains numerous worked-out problems that clarify practical application and aid comprehension of the basics of stability theory, plus end-of-chapter review exercises. Others key features are the citing and comparison of different national building standards, use of non-dimensional parameters, and many tables with much practical data and simplified formula, that enable readers to use them in the design of structural components.
Reviews
From the reviews of the first edition:
"It is vitally important that all structures (and therefore all parts of a structure) are stable: buildings or aircraft wings must not buckle or break in normal use. … Murari Gambhir’s … book attempts to address this issue. … It is suited to masters-level courses in advanced structural analysis … . it is an excellent, comprehensive guide to the mathematical analysis of the stability of various structural components, and it should prove a useful reference for the specialist academics at whom it is aimed." (Philip Garrison, The Times Higher Education Supplement, November, 2005)
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Stability Analysis and Design of Structures
Authors: Murari Lal Gambhir
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09996-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-20784-9Published: 19 July 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05866-0Published: 04 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-09996-4Published: 09 March 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 536
Topics: Building Construction and Design, Solid Mechanics, Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Engineering, general, Mechanical Engineering, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics