copyright; Contents; front matter; Preface; body; 1 Introduction and Fundamentals; 2 Mechanical Stability Models; 3 Elastic Buckling of Columns; 4 Buckling of Frames; 5 The Energy Criterion and Energy-Based Methods; 6 Columns on Elastic Foundations; 7 Buckling of Ring and Arches; 8 Buckling of Shafts; 9 Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Deep Beams; 10 Instabilities Associated with Rotating Beams; 11 Nonconservative Systems; 12 Dynamic Stability; back matter; Appendix: Work and Energy-Related Principles and Theorems; indices; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary
A concise, but thorough textbook focused exclusively on structural stability by two highly respected professors in the field
