Buckling Experiments, Basic Concepts, Columns, Beams and Plates [Hardcover]

Written by eminent researchers and renown authors of numerous publications in the buckling structures field.
* Deals with experimental investigation in the industry.
* Covers the conventional and more unconventional methods for testing for a wide variety of structures.
* Various parameters which may influence the test results are systemically highlighted including, imperfections, boundary conditions, loading conditions as well as the effects of holes and cut-outs.Concepts of Elastic Stability.

Postbuckling Behavior of Structures.

Elements of a Simple Buckling Test--A Column Under Axial Compression.

Modelling--Theory and Practice.

Columns, Beams and Frameworks.

Arches and Rings.

Plate Buckling.

References.

Indexes.Josef Singer
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Johann Arbocz
Technical University, Delft, The Netherlands

Tanchum Weller
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, IsraelThis two-volume book covers a wide range of experimental methods for testing and assessing buckling behavior for a variety of structures. It summarizes the state of the art of buckling theory and computations, and then investigates systematically the parameters that influence test results such as imperfections, boundary conditions, loading conditions, and residual stresses. Many typical tests are discussed and evaluated in detail in both volumes.

This first volume addresses basic concepts, columns, beams, arches, and plates. The second volume covers shells, stiffened plates and composite structures, plastic buckling, cutout and damage effects, buckling under dynamic loads, thermal buckling and nondestructive tests.