The subject discussed in this book is the stabilityof thin-walled elastic sys...The subject discussed in this book is the stability of thin-walled elastic systems under static loads. The presentation of these problems is based on modern approaches to elastic-stability theory. Special attention is paid to the formulation of...more
Available for the first time in English this two-volume course on theoretical ...Available for the first time in English this two-volume course on theoretical and applied mechanics has been honed over decades by leading scientists and teachers and is a primary teaching resource for engineering and maths students at St....more
According to established tradition courses on analytical mechanics include gen...According to established tradition courses on analytical mechanics include general equations of motion of holonomic and non-holonomic systems vari- ational principles theory of canonical transformations canonical equations and theory of their...more
Available for the first time in English this two-volume course on theoretical ...Available for the first time in English this two-volume course on theoretical and applied mechanics has been honed over decades by leading scientists and teachers and is a primary teaching resource for engineering and maths students at St....more
A must have reference for any engineer involved with foundations piers and ret...A must have reference for any engineer involved with foundations piers and retaining walls this remarkably comprehensive volume illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail a wealth of practical considerations It covers the...more
The mechanicsofstructures with initial stresses is a traditional part of str...The mechanics of structures with initial stresses is a traditional part of structural mechanics. It is closely related to the important problem of stability of structures. The basic concepts of elastic stability of structures go back to works by...more
In this book a detailed and systematic treatment of asymptotic methods in the ...In this book a detailed and systematic treatment of asymptotic methods in the theory of plates and shells is presented. The main features of the book are the basic principles of asymptotics and their applications traditional approaches such as...more
This book presents a hybrid approach to the mechanicsof thin bodies for rods ...This book presents a hybrid approach to the mechanics of thin bodies for rods plates and shells. The majority of the simulations were performed in the Wolfram Mathematica environment and the compact source code is provided as an integral part of the...more
High strength fibre composites (FRPs) have been used with civil structures sin...High strength fibre composites (FRPs) have been used with civil structures since the 1980s mostly in the repair strengthening and retrofitting of concrete structures. This has attracted considerable research and the industry has expanded...more
Structural mechanics is usually studied under the field of applied mechanics. ...Structural mechanics is usually studied under the field of applied mechanics. It is the methodological investigation of the deformations deflections and internal forces or stresses (stress equivalents) within structures. Structural analysis and...more
The professional s source . Handbooks in the Wiley Series in Mechanical Engine...The professional s source . Handbooks in the Wiley Series in Mechanical Engineering Practice Handbook of Energy Systems Engineering Production and Utilization Edited by Leslie C. Wilbur Here is the essential information needed to select compare and...more
From DJ flap - This extensive revision and reorganization of first published S...From DJ flap - This extensive revision and reorganization of first published Soil Mechanics Foundations and Earth Structures presents a condensed coverage of the entire field incorporating more than two decades of advances and detailed investigation...more
Fluid mechanics (FM) is a branch of science dealing with the investi- gation o...Fluid mechanics (FM) is a branch of science dealing with the investi- gation of flows of continua under the action of external forces. The fundamentals of FM were laid in the works of the famous scientists such as L. Euler M. V. Lomonosov D....more
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