Synopses & Reviews
This treatise on the stability of engineering structures and components under conservative and non-conservative loading emphasizes important non-linear features of the behavior from the viewpoint of catastrophe phenomena. Part One examines the basis of structural dynamics, and Part Two considers the buckling and post-buckling of structures under gravity loading, and relates the engineering approach to the new catastrophe theory of Thom and Zeeman.
Table of Contents
The General Conservative System.
Vibration and Buckling of Beams and Struts.
Loads and Imperfections.
Distinct Buckling Phenomena.
Buckling and Imperfection-Sensitivity of Arches.
Interactive Buckling Phenomena.
Comprehensive Bifurcation Analysis.
Buckling of Plates and Shells.
Appendix.