Forms and Concepts for Lightweight Structures

ISBN-13: 9780521432740 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 502 str.

Koryo Miura; Sergio Pellegrino

Opis

Understand the wide range of lightweight structures for civil and aerospace engineering applications with this in-depth introductory guide. An essential toolkit that will inspire the imagination of engineers and provide an analytical foundation for all readers.

Recenzje

'In this book Miura (emer., Univ. of Tokyo and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Pellegrino (California Institute of Technology and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA) present a comprehensive look into lightweight structural design, organized into topical areas including truss, tension, shell, and sandwich structures, among many others. The book also delves into the area of deployable structures, that is, designs whose applications are heavily dependent on packaging and folding theories. Origami concepts are playing an ever-increasing role for the design of structures whose efficient transport before application is critical. Several references to origami research are sprinkled throughout the sections on folding. The extensive bibliography is only one of several appendixes. This book should be a valuable reference for students and structural designers interested in aeronautics and space applications.' H. I. Epstein, Choice

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Truss structures; 2. Space frames; 3. Tension structures; 4. Tension-stabilized structures; 5. Shell structures; 6. Sandwich structures; 7. Packaging of membranes; 8. Concepts of deployable structures; 9. Applications of deployable structures; 10. Adaptive structures; Appendix A. Geometric foundations; Appendix B. Structural mechanics foundations; Appendix C. Essential bibliography; Appendix D. Bibliography; Index.