About The Book
Elastic Stability of Structural Elements is designed for a one-semester course for undergraduate/ graduate programmes in aerospace, civil, Mechanical Engineering and applied mechanics. This well organized text discusses applications of both Classical and numerical techniques like Finite Difference and finite element for structural problems in engineering. Various techniques have been compared in terms of accuracy and convergence. It would also be useful for practicing engineers in various Fields of engineering.
It essentially consists of two sections. In the first section, one-dimensional structures, comprising of columns, beams and frames are discussed; in the second section, two-dimensional structures are discussed. In both the sections, elastic and inelastic behaviour of structural elements is analyzed. A distinguishing feature is the Illustration of the techniques through numerous worked-out examples. Another distinguishing feature is the addition of a section on fiber reinforced composite materials.
Practice problems and references at the end of each chapter and a Large number of diagrams enhance the value of the text.
About the Author
Aeronautical Society of Indiarofessor since 1977 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He was awarded an M.Tech (1965) from The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Ph.D (1971) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) Fellow of the Aeronautical Society of India and Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education. Professor Iyengar has contributed to, among others, Journal of Aero Science, India, Fiber Science Technology, Journal of Sound & Vibration, Journal of Composite Structure, Journal of Structural Mechanics, Computers & Structures, Journal of AIAA, Applied Composite Materials, Advance Composite Materials, and International Journal of Mechanical Science and is the recipient of a number of awards.
Contents
Preface
1. Elastic Buckling of Columns
2. Inelastic Buckling of Columns
3. Buckling of Open Sections
4. Buckling of Frames
5. Elastic Buckling of Thin Plates
6. Buckling of Composite Plates
7. Buckling of Sandwich Columns and Plates
8. Inelastic Buckling of Plates
9. Postbuckling Behaviour of Plates