Mechanics of Elastic Structures with Inclined Members: Analysis of Vibration, Buckling and Bending of X-Braced Frames and Conical Shells

Chen Hao Chang (auth.)3-540-24384-4, 978-3-540-24384-7

This monograph presents the mechanics of vibration, buckling and bending of elastic structures with inclined members such as x-braced high rise frames and conical shells. More than giving detailed derivations of basic equations Mechanics of Elastic Structures with Inclined Members is mainly oriented on practical problem solving. The book can be used as a textbook for graduate students concentrating on structural mechanics or as a reference book for engineers and researchers in the fields of engineering mechanics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering.

Table of contents :
Two Methods for Analysis of Continuum Mechanics of Elastic Structures….Pages 1-8
Vibrations of Inclined Bars with End Constraint….Pages 9-20
Vibrations of Frames with Inclined Members….Pages 21-34
Vibrations of X-Braced Portal Frames….Pages 35-46
Vibrations of X-Braced Multi-Story Frames….Pages 47-61
Effect of Rotatory Inertia and Shear Deformation on Vibration of Inclined Bars with End Constraint….Pages 63-73
Out-of-Plane Vibrations of Plane Frames….Pages 75-91
Buckling of Inclined Columns….Pages 93-111
Inclined Girders with End Constraint Subjected to Normal Loads….Pages 113-126
A Boundary-Layer Solution Verified by Buckling of a Rectangular Plate….Pages 127-132
Buckling of Conical Shells under a Single Axial Load….Pages 133-144
Conical Shells of Linearly Varying Thickness Subjected to Normal Loads….Pages 145-161
Asymptotic Solutions of Conical Shells of Constant Thickness….Pages 163-177
Membrane Vibrations of Conical Shells….Pages 179-192