Plate and Panel Structures of Isotropic, Composite and Piezoelectric Materials, Including Sandwich Construction

• Main Author: Vinson, Jack R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 120
• Subjects: Engineering.; Continuum mechanics.; Structural mechanics.; Mechanical engineering.; Automotive engineering.; Engineering, general.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Structural Mechanics.; Mechanical Engineering.; Automotive Engineering.

Plates and panels are primary components in many structures including space vehicles, aircraft, automobiles, buildings, bridge decks, ships and submarines. The ability to design, analyse, optimise and select the proper materials for these structures is a necessity for structural designers, analysts...