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M.H. Gambhir, Stability Analysis and Design of Structures, Springer, 2013, 536 pages

Rapid advances in analytical methods and computing enable engineers to apply stability/stiffness methods to increasingly complex real-life cases. This advanced and graduate-level text and self-tutorial teaches readers to understand and to apply analytical design principles across the breadth of the engineering sciences. Emphasizing fundamentals, the book addresses the stability of key engineering elements such as rigid-body assemblage, beam-columns, rigid frames, thin plates, arches, rings, or shells. Each chapter contains numerous worked-out problems that clarify practical application and aid comprehension of the basics of stability theory, plus end-of-chapter review exercises. Others key features are the citing and comparison of different national building standards, use of non-dimensional parameters, and many tables with much practical data and simplified formula, that enable readers to use them in the design of structural components.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Basic Principles
Rigid-Body Assemblages
Buckling of Axially Loaded Members (Columns)
Stability Analysis of Beam-Columns
Stability Analysis of Frames
Buckling of Members Having Open Sections
Elastic Buckling of Thin Flat Plates
Stability Analysis of Arches, Rings and Shells
Inelastic Buckling of Structures
Structural Design for Stability of Members

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