Stability of Structures

This book aims at a concise and systematic treatment of elastic structural stability problems; it provides the reader with structural stability "concepts", basic "methodologies" of stability analysis, and their applications to structural stability and "analysis" and "design". The constituting parts of the book are: concepts and cases of structural instability; fundamentals of stability analysis; stability analysis of bars, beam-columns, frames, arches, rings, places and shells; dynamic instability; inelastic and viscoelastic buckling; finite element method of stability analysis; and codified design of structural elements. The text is enhanced by a number of references, problems and formulas for the buckling loads of some structural elements. The author has taught for many years in several universities, and has research as well as practical experience in this field. The text is aimed for use by an audience primarily consisting of engineering students, researchers and practising engineers.
 
This book aims at a concise and systematic treatment of elastic structural stability problems; it provides the reader with structural stability "concepts", basic "methodologies" of stability analysis, and their applications to structural stability and "analysis" and "design". The constituting parts of the book are: concepts and cases of structural instability; fundamentals of stability analysis; stability analysis of bars, beam-columns, frames, arches, rings, places and shells; dynamic instability; inelastic and viscoelastic buckling; finite element method of stability analysis; and codified design of structural elements. The text is enhanced by a number of references, problems and formulas for the buckling loads of some structural elements. The author has taught for many years in several universities, and has research as well as practical experience in this field. The text is aimed for use by an audience primarily consisting of engineering students, researchers and practising engineers.