Purchase textbook

Fundamentals of Structural Stability,

Edition 1

Editors: By George Simitses and Dewey H Hodges

Publication Date: 20 Dec 2005

Educator ancillaries

0 Reviews

Ways Of Reading

This e-publication is accessible to the full extent that the file format and types of content allow, on a specific reading device, by default, without necessarily including any additions such as textual descriptions of images or enhanced navigation.

Navigation

The contents of the PDF have been tagged to permit access by assistive technologies as per PDF-UA-1 standard.
Page breaks included from the original print source

Additional Accessibility Information

All (or substantially all) textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order (including text that is visually presented as separate from the main text flow, e.g., in boxouts, captions, tables, footnotes, endnotes, citations, etc.). Non-textual content is also linked from within this logical reading order. (Purely decorative non-text content can be ignored).
The language of the text has been specified (e.g., via the HTML or XML lang attribute) to optimise text-to-speech (and other alternative renderings), both at the whole document level and, where appropriate, for individual words, phrases or passages in a different language.

Conformance

The publication was certified on 20250625
Accessibility addendum
For detailed accessibility information, see Elsevier’s website at https://www.elsevier.com/about/accessibility
For queries regarding accessibility information, contact [email protected]

Note

This product relies on 3rd party tooling which may impact the accessibility features visible in inspection copies. All accessibility features mentioned would be present in the purchased version of the title.

The ability of a structural assembly to carry loads and forces determines how stable it will be over time. Viewing structural assemblages as comprising columns, beams, arches, rings, and plates, this book will introduce the student to both a classical and advanced understanding of the mechanical behavior of such structural systems under load and how modeling the resulting strains can predict the overall future performance—the stability—of that structure. While covering traditional beam theory, the book is more focused on elastica theory in keeping with modern approaches. This text will be an expanded and updated version a similar, previously published book, but with pedagogical improvements and updated analytical methods.

This engineering textbook will provide a focused treatment on the study of how structures behave and perform when under stress loading, including plastic deformation and buckling. All advanced engineering students studying engineering mechanics, structural analysis and design, fatigue and failure, and other related subjects need to have this knowledge, and this book will provide it in a thorough and coherent fashion. Written by two of the world’s leading engineering professors in this subject area, the pedagogy has been classroom-tested over many years and should find a receptive readership among both students and instructors.

Key Features

An understandable introduction to the theory of structural stability, useful for a wide variety of engineering disciplines, including mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering
Covers both static and dynamic loads, for both conservative and nonconservative systems
Emphasizes elastic behavior under loads, including vertical buckling, torsional buckling and nonlinear affects of structural system buckling and stability
Case examples to illustrate real-world applications of Stability Theory

About the author

By George Simitses, Professor Emeritus University of Cincinnati & Georgia Tech, OH & GA, USA and Dewey H Hodges, Professor, Georgia Tech, GA, USA

ISBN: 9780750678759

Page Count: 480

Retail Price (USD) :

Godoy, Theory of Elastic Stability. Taylor and Francis, 1999; 434 pp. $104.00; £75.00, 1560328576 Alfutov & E. Evseev et.al, Stability of Elastic Structures, Springer Verlag; 2000; 352 pp. $144.00, £111.50, 3540657002W. F. Chen and E. M. Lui, Structural Stability: Theory and Implementation. Pearson; 1997 [POD]; 490 pp. $91.00, £56.00, 0135005396

Access to teacher/student resources is available to registered users with approved review copies or confirmed adoptions. To review this material, please request a review copy.