Theory and Analysis of Elastic Plates and Shells

Zusatztext Praise for the previous edition"This new book by J.N. Reddy digests more than two decades of research by him in plate theories (specially for thick plates and laminated composites)! variational methods! and finite elements into an excellent textbook! which can be used very well by beginning or advanced graduate students! or by many engineers who deal with aerospace! automotive! and civil engineering structures. That is! the material is presented carefully and reasonably thoroughly in language that is easy to follow. This is the best textbook that this reviewer has seen for understanding the most important aspects of plate theory! and containing modern! important aspects of plate theory! which Timoshenko hardly could touch upon at all (in some cases they were not yet recognized topics)! especially thick plates! laminated composites! and finite elements. And yet Reddy's book accomplishes good! useful introductions to all these topics in a mere 540 pages. Theory and Analysis of Elastic Plates is a textbook that clarifies the important aspects of plate theory! emphasizing its most important modern ones. For this purpose it is the best book available! in this reviewer's experience. As such it belongs on the bookshelves of every technical library! and every graduate student or engineer seriously interested in plates! and should become a widely used textbook in graduate-level courses."-Arthur W. Leissa! Ohio State University! Applied Mechanics Reviews Informationen zum Autor J. N. Reddy Klappentext Incorporating new, revised, and updated information, this book presents a complete and up-to-date treatment of classical and shear deformation plates and shells, from the basic derivation of theories to analytical and numerical solutions. This second edition provides new material on the theory and analysis of shells, featuring an additional chapter devoted to the topic. The book includes new sections that address Castigliano's theorems, axisymmetric buckling of circular plates, the relationships between the solutions of classical and shear deformation theories, and the nonlinear finite element analysis of plates. It also contains many figures of theories, formulations, and solution methods. Zusammenfassung Presents a treatment of classical and shear deformation plates and shells, from the basic derivation of theories to analytical and numerical solutions. This book provides material on the theory and analysis of shells, featuring an additional chapter devoted to the topic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Vectors, Tensors, and Equations of Elasticity. Energy Principles and Variational Methods. Classical Theory of Plates. Analysis of Plate Strips. Analysis of Circular Plates. Bending of Simply Supported Rectangular Plates. Bending of Rectangular Plates with Various Boundary Conditions. General Buckling of Rectangular Plates. Dynamic Analysis of Rectangular Plates. Shear Deformation Plate Theories. Theory and Analysis of Shells. Finite Element Analysis of Plates....

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Vectors, Tensors, and Equations of Elasticity. Energy Principles and Variational Methods. Classical Theory of Plates. Analysis of Plate Strips. Analysis of Circular Plates. Bending of Simply Supported Rectangular Plates. Bending of Rectangular Plates with Various Boundary Conditions. General Buckling of Rectangular Plates. Dynamic Analysis of Rectangular Plates. Shear Deformation Plate Theories. Theory and Analysis of Shells. Finite Element Analysis of Plates.

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Praise for the previous edition
"This new book by J.N. Reddy digests more than two decades of research by him in plate theories (specially for thick plates and laminated composites), variational methods, and finite elements into an excellent textbook, which can be used very well by beginning or advanced graduate students, or by many engineers who deal with aerospace, automotive, and civil engineering structures. That is, the material is presented carefully and reasonably thoroughly in language that is easy to follow. This is the best textbook that this reviewer has seen for understanding the most important aspects of plate theory, and containing modern, important aspects of plate theory, which Timoshenko hardly could touch upon at all (in some cases they were not yet recognized topics), especially thick plates, laminated composites, and finite elements. And yet Reddy's book accomplishes good, useful introductions to all these topics in a mere 540 pages. Theory and Analysis of Elastic Plates is a textbook that clarifies the important aspects of plate theory, emphasizing its most important modern ones. For this purpose it is the best book available, in this reviewer's experience. As such it belongs on the bookshelves of every technical library, and every graduate student or engineer seriously interested in plates, and should become a widely used textbook in graduate-level courses."
-Arthur W. Leissa, Ohio State University, Applied Mechanics Reviews

Product details

• Authors: J. N. Reddy, Reddy J. N.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2006
• EAN: 9780849384158
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-8415-8
• No. of pages: 568
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Series in Systems and Control
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Structural engineering