Handbook of Mechanical Stability in Engineering

(In 3 Volumes)Vol. 1: General Theorems and Individual Members of Mechanical SystemsVol. 2: Stability of Elastically Deformable Mechanical SystemsVol. 3: More Challenges in Stability Theories and Codification Problems

Handbook of Mechanical Stability in Engineering (In 3 Volumes) is a systematic presentation of mathematical statements and methods of solution for problems of structural stability. It also presents a connection between the solutions of the problems and the actual design practice.

This comprehensive multi-volume set with applications in Applied Mechanics, Structural, Civil and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics is useful for research engineers and developers of CAD/CAE software who investigate the stability of equilibrium of mechanical systems; practical engineers who use the software tools in their daily work and are interested in knowing more about the theoretical foundations of the strength analysis; and for advanced students and faculty of university departments where strength-related subjects of civil and mechanical engineering are taught.

Contents:

• Volume 1:

  • Stability of Equilibrium of Systems That Have a Finite Number of Degrees of Freedom
  • Variational Statement of the Problem of Equilibrium Stability for Elastic Bodies
  • Asymptotic Analysis of Post-Critical Behavior
  • Stability of Equilibrium of Straight Bars
  • Stability of Equilibrium of Curved Bars
  • Stability of Equilibrium of Thin-Walled Bars
  • Conservative External Forces and Moments: Paradoxes and Misbeliefs
  • Spatial Curved Bar — Kirchhoff–Klebsch Theory

• Volume 2:

  • Stability of Equilibrium of Plates — Kirchhoff–Love and Reissner Plates
  • Systems with Unilateral Constraints
  • Stability of Equilibrium of Planar Bar Structures
  • FEM in Stability Problems
  • Hinged Bar Systems
  • Dynamic Criterion of Stability and Non-Conservative Systems
  • Post-Critical Deformation
  • Design Models in Stability Problems: Practical Examples

• Volume 3:

  • Stability of Inelastic Systems
  • Stability at Creep
  • Dynamic Stability
  • Aerodynamic Instability
  • Theory and Experiment
  • Stability Check on Design Codes

Readership: Research engineers; developers and users of CAD/CAE software tools; academics and students in mechanical & civil engineering.
Key Features:

• Offers research and practical engineers comprehensive theoretical foundations of strength analysis
• Useful for faculty and advanced students of engineering departments, where strength-related subjects of civil and mechanical engineering are taught