Good Book on Elastic Stability?
Good Book on Elastic Stability?
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Does anyone know of a good (but practical) book on elastic stability? I have Timoshenko's "Theory of Elastic Stability", but to be perfectly honest, it's so numerical that I get lost in the math and numbers of it and don't catch on to the big picture practical aspects of it.
I also have a Structural Stability of Steel book by Galambos, but that's not quite as in depth as I would like.
Does anyone know of a book that might be somewhere between the two? I normally don't mind spending a little money to try books out, but all the books I'm finding on elastic stability are in the $150-$250 range. I don't want to spend that kind of money to not get what I'm looking for.
I also have a Structural Stability of Steel book by Galambos, but that's not quite as in depth as I would like.
Does anyone know of a book that might be somewhere between the two? I normally don't mind spending a little money to try books out, but all the books I'm finding on elastic stability are in the $150-$250 range. I don't want to spend that kind of money to not get what I'm looking for.






RE: Good Book on Elastic Stability?
Search for it on google books, I believe you can read the whole book there. I don't have Timoshenko of Galambos so I'm not sure if it will meet your criteria, but at least you can look through for free.
RE: Good Book on Elastic Stability?
RE: Good Book on Elastic Stability?
1) Stability Design of Steel Frames by WF Chen and EM Lui:
I probably like this one the best.
2) Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures, 5th Edition by the SSRC (structural stability research council?)
This one is a bit more academic. But, it provides a sound theoretical basis for much that is in the design codes.
3) Structural Stability of Steel: Concepts and Applications for Structural Engineers, by Ted Galambos
I haven't actually read this one yet. But, I think it's intended to bridge the gap between the overly academic and research oriented SSRC guide and what students and engineers actually need in a reference.
RE: Good Book on Elastic Stability?
I don't know much about statistics, but I do know that if something has a 50-50 chance of going wrong, 9 times out of 10 it will.
RE: Good Book on Elastic Stability?
* Strength of Materials
* Advanced Strength of Materials
I do not have them myself, but noted they were mentioned on another forum:
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They are available at a very reasonable cost.
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