ABSTRACT

Resoundingly popular in its first edition, the second edition of Mechanics of Structures: Variational and Computational Methods promises to be even more so, with broader coverage, expanded discussions, and a streamlined presentation.

The authors begin by describing the behavior of deformable solids through the differential equations for the

chapter 1|74 pages

Basic Equations: Differential Form

chapter 3|46 pages

Related Variational and Energy Principles

chapter 6|104 pages

The Finite Element Method

chapter 8|38 pages

The Finite Difference Method

chapter 9|54 pages

The Boundary Element Method

chapter 10|64 pages

Dynamic Responses

chapter 11|76 pages

Stability Analysis

chapter 12|30 pages

Beams

chapter 13|78 pages

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