Master's and PhD Degrees / Courses / Introductory Soil MechanicsCIV_ENV 424: Stability of Structures
Master's and PhD Degrees
/ Courses
/ Introductory Soil Mechanics
Quarter Offered
Winter : MWF 12:00-1:50 ; BazantDescription
Buckling of perfect and imperfect columns, mathematical treatment of various types of stability problems and stability criteria, dynamic and static instability, and energy methods. Buckling of frames, trusses, and beams. Snap-through, elastic-plastic columns, creep buckling, and basic approach to buckling of two- and three-dimensional bodies.
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