Stability of Structures

Review

"This is a very welcome book, tackling a subject area of great complexity with much verve and panache... It is clear from the outset that the authors interpret the 'stability of structures' in the broadest possible sense, on which they are to be congratulated .... It is well served by 442 illustrations--important in a work so full of nonlinear phenomena. It is a bulky tour de force, packed with worked examples and problems for students . . . and a valuable reference guide for research workers ... In total, there is no denying the enormity of the contribution." --London Times Higher Education Supplement

"Bazant and Cedolin have created a comprehensive, modern, detailed, rigorous treatment of the principles and applications of structural stability analysis that should quickly become the premier reference book on this subject of great importance to civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering, and to materials science... Every graduate--level engineering library should acquire this important new book. --Choice

"Cohesively presents a subject which has traditionally been touched upon in many different courses... Unique in that it deals more fully with nonelastic stability than do similar texts." --The New York Public Library

"Especially welcome for its uncommonly broad horizons and its innovative features... Numerous examples, exercises, references to real-life engineering situations and even technical codes, are bound to be appreciated by teachers and students in structural mechanics and by practicing engineers as well. The wealth of well-organized and up-to-date knowledge presented in this thick and elegant volume is also likely to appeal as a reference book of lasting value to the community of researchers in solid, material and structural mechanics." --European Journal of Mechanics