Mechanical engineering, an engineering discipline born of the needs of
the Industrial Revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial
share in the call for industrial renewal. The general call is urgent as
we face the profound issues of productivity and competitiveness that
require engineering solutions, among others. The Mechanical Engineering
Series is a new series, featuring graduate texts and research
monographs, intended to address the need for information in contemporary
areas of mechanical engineering. The series is conceived as a
comprehensive one that will cover a broad range of concentrations
important to mechanical engineering graduate education and research. We
are fortunate to have a distinguished roster of consulting editors, each
an expert in one of the areas of concentration. The names of the
consult- ing editors are listed on page vi. The areas of concentration
are applied mechanics, biomechanics, computational mechanics, dynamic
systems and control, energetics, mechanics of materials, processing,
thermal science, and tribology. We are pleased to present Nonlinear
Analysis of Thin-Walled Structures by James F. Doyle. Austin, Texas
Frederick F. Ling Preface This book is concerned with the challenging
subject of the nonlinear static, dynamic, and stability analyses of
thin-walled structures. It carries on from where Static and Dynamic
Analysis of Structures, published by Kluwer 1991, left off; that book
concentrated on frames and linear analysis, while the present book is
focused on plated structures, nonlinear analysis, and a greater emphasis
on stability analysis.
