Mechanics of Structures and Materials

Mechanics of Structures and Materials

Author: M.A. Bradford

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 788

ISBN-13: 9789058091079

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Structural mechanics in Australasia is the focus of the some 100 papers, but among them are also contributions from North America, Japan, Britain, Asia, and southeast Asia.


Silos

Silos

Author: C.J. Brown

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1998-05-21

Total Pages: 858

ISBN-13: 9780419215806

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Bringing together the leading European expertise in behaviour and design of silos, this important new book is an essential reference source for all concerned with current problems and developments in silo technology. Silos are used in an enormous range of industries and the handling characteristics of many industrial materials require different approaches for successful, economical installations. For the first time, the many approaches taken by specialists in different fields are brought together in a unified way so that common problems can be addressed. This book is the result of a four-year European project - Concerted Action - Silos - funded under the Brite Euram programme which has involved over 100 expert engineers and researchers from all over Europe, in seven working groups.


Structures and Granular Solids

Structures and Granular Solids

Author: Jian-Fei Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-06-23

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0203884442

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This volume features 29 invited papers presented at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 1-2 July 2008 by colleagues, collaborators, students and friends of Professor J. Michael Rotter (FREng, FRSE, FICE, FASCE, FIStructE, FIEAust) in honour of his 60th birthday.The articles published in this volume will be of great value to readers as it contains con


Discrete Structural Optimization

Discrete Structural Optimization

Author: W. Gutkowski

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-05-04

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 3709127548

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The engineering design of structures and machines consists often in finding the best solution among a finite number of feasible decisions. This volume comprises problems and solution methods for discrete structural optimization. Exact, approximate and heuristic methods are presented applying deterministic and stochastic approaches.


Analysis and Optimum Design of Metal Structures

Analysis and Optimum Design of Metal Structures

Author: J Farkas

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-12-18

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1000150615

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Detailing a number of structural analysis problems such as residual welding stresses and distortions and behaviour of thin-walled rods loaded in bending, this text also explores mathematical function minimization methods, expert systems and optimum design of welded box beams.


Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation

Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation

Author: A. Zingoni

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2001-03-16

Total Pages: 1704

ISBN-13: 0080541925

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Following on from the International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, held in Cape Town in April 2001, this book contains the Proceedings, in two volumes. There are over 170 papers written by Authors from around 40 countries worldwide. The contributions include 6 Keynote Papers and 12 Special Invited Papers. In line with the aims of the SEMC 2001 International Conference, and as may be seen from the List of Contents, the papers cover a wide range of topics under a variety of themes. There is a healthy balance between papers of a theoretical nature, concerned with various aspects of structural mechanics and computational issues, and those of a more practical nature, addressing issues of design, safety and construction. As the contributions in these Proceedings show, new and more efficient methods of structural analysis and numerical computation are being explored all the time, while exciting structural materials such as glass have recently come onto the scene. Research interest in the repair and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure continues to grow, particularly in Europe and North America, while the challenges to protect human life and property against the effects of fire, earthquakes and other hazards are being addressed through the development of more appropriate design methods for buildings, bridges and other engineering structures.


Assessing Loads on Silos and Other Bulk Storage Structures

Assessing Loads on Silos and Other Bulk Storage Structures

Author: Geoffrey Blight

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2005-12-22

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780415392372

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This comprehensive and unique work considers the various aspects involved in the behaviour of bulk storage structures. It is the accumulation of over 30 years of study, experiments and field measurements by the author, covering design, examination and evaluation of bulk storage structures. The subjects treated in this volume range from design, through operational behaviour, to failure and its prevention. The following areas are considered: theories of stresses and strains in particulate materials; material testing and evaluation for the prediction of a structure's loads and behaviour; methods for calculating loads and safety assessment; comparisons of field measurements with theoretical predictions; effects of non-ideal behaviour of stored materials; use of silo-related theories in geotechnical applications; measuring strains, deformations and pressure in operating structures; and case histories of silo problems, their causes and solutions. This title is highly valuable in informing professional engineers and researchers working in the fields of design, examination and evaluation of silos and bulk storage structures.


Buckling of Structures

Buckling of Structures

Author: I. Elishakoff

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 1483290131

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This collection of papers, written by friends and colleagues of Josef Singer, presents a comprehensive and timely review of the theoretical mechanics of thin shell-structures. Topics of great current interest such as the buckling of composite plates and shells, the plastic buckling of thin-walled structures and the optimum design of buckling sensitive curved composite panels are examined by experts, using a great diversity of approaches, whereby theoretical predictions are compared with experimental results whenever possible.Other topics reviewed include the buckling and post-buckling behaviour of imperfect shells under different external static or dynamic loads and a variety of boundary conditions. Papers dealing with the vibration and the dynamic response of thin elastic bodies are also presented.A strong emphasis is made on the practical applications aspect in the theories presented. Thus engineers, research workers and students who are involved with the design and analysis of shell structures made of different materials, and subjected to various static and dynamic loads will find this volume an invaluable source of reference.