In order to select an optimal structure among possible similar structures, one needs to compare the elastic behavior of the structures. A new criterion that describes elastic behavior is the rate of change of deformation. Using this criterion, the safe dimensions of a structure that are required by the stress distributed in a structure can be calculated. The new non-linear theory of elasticity allows one to determine the actual individual limit of elasticity/failure of a structure using a simple non-destructive method of measurement of deformation on the model of a structure while presently...

The current affairs in physics characterize the lack of common foundation. There is no common philosophical platform; no logical rules for building theories; no connection between abstract mathematics and concrete demands of physics; no reliable criteria for testing correspondence of physical theory to reality. This book contains an original analysis of said problems and a description of new common foundation of physical sciences.