Theory of Elastic Stability I

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: AEROSP 315 or MECHENG 412 or equivalent. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Concepts of stability and bifurcation. Simple examples to illustrate buckling and instability mechanisms in structures. Both equilibrium and time dependent problems discussed. General theory for stability in continuum, conservative elastic solids. Applications to bars, rings, plates and shells.