Modern Problems of Structural Stability

1. Front Matter

   Pages ii-vii

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2. Stability Bounds and Optimal Shape of Elastic Rods

   • Teodor M. Atanackovic

   Pages 1-56

3. The Odd Stability of the Euler Beam

   • Gábor Domokos

   Pages 57-71

4. Some Unconventional Elastic Stability Problems

   • Isaac Elishakoff

   Pages 73-115

5. The Effect of Initial Imperfections on Shell Stability

   • J. Arbocz, J. M. A. M. Hol, J. de Vries

   Pages 117-228

6. Bifurcations of Eigenvalues and Stability Problems in Mechanics

   • Alexander P. Seyranian

   Pages 229-283

7. Sensitivity Analysis for Dynamic Stability Problems

   • Pauli Pedersen

   Pages 285-340

8. Experimental Approach to Nonconservative Stability Problems

   • Yoshihiko Sugiyama

   Pages 341-394

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 and dynamic stability studies. It is intended to combine mathematical foundation and interesting classical and modern mechanical problems. The methods presented in the book are constructive and easy to implement in computer programs. Recent exciting experiments on dynamic stability of non-conservative systems are described and shown by many photographs.

• Structural Stability
• beam
• bifurcation
• calculus
• instability
• mechanics
• stability

• Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russia

  Alexander P. Seyranian

• Florida Atlantic University, USA

  Isaac Elishakoff

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