Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures
Subtitle: Theoretical and Design Aspects (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 19, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9783211829172
Subjects: Metals technology / metallurgy; Stability; Structural engineering; Structure Of Metals; Mechanical Properties Of Materials; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Civil; Engineering - Mechanical; Industrial Design - General; Angewandte Mechanik; Applied Mechanics; Bautechnik und Maschinenbau; Civil and Mechanical Engineering; Engineering Design; Konstruktionslehre; Metallische Werkstoffe; Metals; Material Science; Metallurgy
First sentence: I have always been convinced that simple models with few degrees of freedom (just the number necessary to allow the phenomenon under consideration) can be of great help in understanding the essential of many mechanical phenomena.