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By Stephen P. Timoshenko, James M. Gere, Donovan H. Young

The top on hand advisor to the elastic balance of enormous buildings, this e-book introduces the foundations and thought of structural balance. It was once co-authored by way of the daddy of contemporary engineering mechanics, Stephen Timoshenko, and James Gere, who up-to-date the fabrics and labored heavily with Dr. Timoshenko. correct to facets of civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering, this vintage covers the necessities of static and dynamic instabilities.
Topics diversity from theoretical factors of two- and 3-D tension and pressure to functional purposes similar to torsion, bending, thermal pressure, and wave propagation via solids. extra topics comprise beam columns, curved bars and arches, buckling of earrings, and experiments and layout formulation. rather compatible for complicated undergraduate and graduate scholars of engineering, this quantity is usually an essential reference for professionals.

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