Resoundingly popular in its first edition, the second edition of Mechanics of Structures: Variational and Computational Methods promises to be even more so, with broader coverage, expanded discussions, and a streamlined presentation.
The authors begin by describing the behavior of deformable solids through the differential equations for the strength of materials and the theory of elasticity. They next introduce variational principles, including mixed or generalized principles, and derive integral forms of the governing equations. Discussions then move to computational methods, including...

Aus stabf6nnigen Tragelementen zusammengesetzte Strukturen werden in vielen Konstruktions bereichen des Ingenieurwesens eingesetzt, vor aHem im Bauwesen, aber auch in vielen anderen Ge bieten wie z.B. im Automobil-und Flugzeugbau. Der Berechnung von Stabtragwerken sind zahlrei che Bucher und Tafelwerke gewidmet, von denen die meisten von der Reihenfolge her das KraftgroBenverfahren vor dem WeggroBenverfahren (VerschiebungsgroBenverfahren, Steifigkeits methode) behandeln. Sie folgen damit dem historischen Entwicklungsprozess der Stabstatik, der von den vorhandenen Rechenhilfsmitttein gepragt...

With the rap1d development of computational capab1lities, nonl1near f1nite element analys1s 1n structural mechan1CS has become an 1mportant field of research. Its objective is the real1stic assessment of the actual behaV10r of structures by numerical methods. Th1S requires that all nonlinear effects, such as the nonl1near character1stics of the mater1al and large deformations be taken 1nto account. The act1vities in th1S f1eld be1ng worldw1de, d1rect 1nteraction between the various research groups 1S necessary to coordinate future research and to overcome the time gap between the generat10n...

This book contains a collection of papers presented at the Europe-US Symposium on Finite Element Methods for Nonlinear Problems. The symposium was held at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway during August 12 to 16, 1985. The finite element method has during recent years gained a position as the most important discipline in computational mechanics. The basis for this method was laid out about two decades ago, and linear finite element techniques are today well established and well understood. Much work is still being done in order to make these linear methods more...