The book explores the use of basic formulation and solution methods for improved understanding of stability-affected structures, highlighting numerical treatment of equations and demonstrating aspects of structural stability not available through traditional methods. It also shows how commercial software can give misleading conclusions and includes exercises and projects for classroom teaching and professional courses.

Format: Hardback
Length: 273 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2024
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The volume "Stability-Affected Structures: Formulation and Solution Methods" presents a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles and techniques for understanding and analyzing stability-affected structures. Through a series of chapters, the book delves into the formulation of stability equations, solution methods, and numerical treatment of these equations. It emphasizes the practical applications of these methods in engineering practice, highlighting their ability to provide insights into structural behavior that cannot be obtained through traditional methods. The elaborated theoretical background provided in the book serves as a foundation for understanding the limitations of commercial software and demonstrates how misleading conclusions can be drawn from these tools. The book is intended for researchers and professionals working in computational modelling of structures, and it includes exercises and projects that further enhance its usability as a text book in classroom teaching and for professional courses.

Stability-Affected Structures: Formulation and Solution Methods

The volume "Stability-Affected Structures: Formulation and Solution Methods" presents a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles and techniques for understanding and analyzing stability-affected structures. Through a series of chapters, the book delves into the formulation of stability equations, solution methods, and numerical treatment of these equations. It emphasizes the practical applications of these methods in engineering practice, highlighting their ability to provide insights into structural behavior that cannot be obtained through traditional methods. The elaborated theoretical background provided in the book serves as a foundation for understanding the limitations of commercial software and demonstrates how misleading conclusions can be drawn from these tools. The book is intended for researchers and professionals working in computational modelling of structures, and it includes exercises and projects that further enhance its usability as a text book in classroom teaching and for professional courses.

Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031360718
Edition number: 1st ed. 2024