Modern Trends in Structural and Solid Mechanics 1

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– “It is an impressive volume …” (Prof. Warner T. Koiter, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands).

– “This extremely well-written text, authored by one of the leaders in the field, incorporates many of these new applications … Professor Elishakoff’s techniques for developing the material are accomplished in a way that illustrates his deep insight into the topic as well as his expertise as an educator … Clearly, the second half of the text provides the basis for an excellent graduate course in random vibrations and buckling … Professor Elishakoff has presented us with an outstanding instrument for teaching” (Prof. Frank Kozin, Polytechnic Institute of New York, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal).

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– “A good book; a different book … It is hoped that the success of this book will encourage the author to provide a sequel in due course …” (Prof. John D. Robson, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Journal of Sound and Vibration).

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– “A treatise on random vibration and buckling … The reviewer wishes to compliment the author for the completion of a difficult task in preparing this book on a subject matter, which is still developing on many fronts …” (Prof. James T. P. Yao, Texas A&M University, Journal of Applied Mechanics).

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– “The approach is novel and could dominate the future practice of engineering” (The Structural Engineer).

– “An excellent presentation … well written … all readers, students, and certainly reviewers should read this preface for its excellent presentation of the philosophy and raison d’être for this book. It is well written, with the material presented in an informational fashion as well as to raise questions related to unresolved … challenges; in the vernacular of film critics, ‘thumbs up’” (Dr. R. L. Sierakowski, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, AIAA Journal).

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– “This book … is prepared by Isaac Elishakoff, one of the eminent solid mechanics experts of the 20th century and the present one, and his distinguished coauthors, will be of enormous use to researchers, graduate students and professionals in the fields of ocean, naval, aerospace and mechanical engineers as well as other fields” (Prof. Patricio A. A. Laura, Prof. Carlos A. Rossit, Prof. Diana V. Bambill, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, Ocean Engineering).

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– “This book is a collection of a surprisingly large number of closed form solutions, by the author and by others, involving the buckling of columns and beams, and the vibration of rods, beams and circular plates. The structures are, in general, inhomogeneous. Many solutions are published here for the first time. The text starts with an instructive review of direct, semi-inverse, and inverse eigenvalue problems. Unusual closed form solutions of column buckling are presented first, followed by closed form solutions of the vibrations of rods. Unusual closed form solutions for vibrating beams follow. The influence of boundary conditions on eigenvalues is discussed. An entire chapter is devoted to boundary conditions involving guided ends. Effects of axial loads and of elastic foundations are presented in two separate chapters. The closed form solutions of circular plates concentrate on axisymmetric vibrations. The scholarly effort that produced this book is remarkable” (Prof. Werner Soedel, then Editor-in-Chief of Journal Sound and Vibration).