Title:
Fundamentals of structural mechanics
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Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1997
ISBN:
9780134852362
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Summary
Summary
This text responds to the pedagogical needs created by the advent of computational mechanics by focusing more upon formulations and fundamental principles and less upon classical solution techniques. Topics covered include: the fundamental principles of continuum mechanics; the theories of beams and plates; static stability theory with three unifying strands connecting them; a direct vector notation; the principle of virtual work (or variational calculus); and a unified approach to numerical computation. Material is presented with an intuitive and geometric approach - rather than the formal, algebraic approach of most texts - allowing students to more easily visualize key concepts.
Table of Contents
Vectors and Tensors |
The Geometry of Deformation |
The Transmission of Force |
Elastic Constitutive Theory |
Boundary Value Problem in Elasticity |
The Ritz Method of Approximation |
The Linear Theory of Beams |
The Linear Theory of Plates |
Energy Principle and Static Stability |
Fundamental Concepts in Static Stability |
The Planar Buckling of Beams |
Numerical Computation for Nonlinear Problems |