Basic Concepts, Columns, Beams and Plates, Volume 1, Buckling Experiments: Experimental Methods in Buckling of Thin-Walled Structures

Written by eminent researchers and renown authors of numerous publications in the buckling structures field.
* Deals with experimental investigation in the industry.
* Covers the conventional and more unconventional methods for testing for a wide variety of structures.
* Various parameters which may influence the test results are systemically highlighted including, imperfections, boundary conditions, loading conditions as well as the effects of holes and cut-outs.