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Ashok D. Belegundu, Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla ...
480 pages - Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (March, 2011) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0521878462 - ISBN-13: 978-0521878463 ...

It is vitally important to meet or exceed previous quality and reliability standards while at the same time reducing resource consumption. This textbook addresses this critical imperative integrating theory, modeling, the development of numerical methods, and problem solving, thus preparing the student to apply optimization to real-world problems. This text covers a broad variety of optimization problems using: unconstrained, constrained, gradient, and non-gradient techniques; duality concepts; multiobjective optimization; linear, integer, geometric, and dynamic programming with applications; and finite element-based optimization. In this revised and enhanced second edition of Optimization Concepts and Applications in Engineering, the already robust pedagogy has been enhanced with more detailed explanations, an increased number of solved examples and end-of-chapter problems. The source codes are now available free on multiple platforms. It is ideal for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses and for practicing engineers in all engineering disciplines, as well as in applied mathematics.

From the Back Cover: This new hands-on book focuses on the implementation of optimization in engineering. Offering a strong foundation and coverage of theory, this new book provides the student with experiential learning through its special attention to implementation as well as its accompanying computer programs all on a single platform—on disk. Features reliable and tested computer programs of real-world optimization problems that include discussion and programs on shape and topology optimization of structures not found in other books. Includes various exercise problems and solved examples. Offers detailed discussion of algorithms, their implementation and computer programs with source code. With its emphasis on implementation and availability of computer programs, this book will be useful to those in this industry, including researchers and practicing engineers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Christine Beall ...
674 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 5th edition (July 28, 2003) - ASIN: B0089A7KVK

Focusing on brick and concrete block masonry, Masonry Design and Detailing, Fifth Edition is fully up to date with current MSJC codes and the latest LEED and sustainable materials and practices. Information on moisture and air management, adhered stone masonry veneer, and forensic investigations has been added. Featuring comprehensive coverage of the most popular and widely used brick and CMU masonry systems along with hundreds of illustrations, this is a practical guide for architects, engineers, and masonry contractors.

Masonry Design and Detailing, Fifth edition covers:
Brick, concrete masonry units, and stone + Mortar and grout + Properties  + ASTM standards + Expansion and contraction + Moisture and air management + Single-wythe wall details + Multi-wythe wall details  + Anchored and adhered veneer details  + Special wall types + Lintels and arches + Structural masonry + Installation and workmanship + Specifications + MSJC code + Quality assurance and quality control  + Forensic investigations

Debra F. Laefer ... 300 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (September, 2016) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466584475 - ISBN-13: 978-1466584471.

This practical engineering book brings together condition assessment considerations, typical damage scenarios, general approaches to consider and mitigate threats, and interventions suitable for older and generally at-risk structures. It addresses different materials and types of foundation, and outlines the issues to be faced when older buildings are put at risk by nearby construction or industrial processes. Written in the context of documented failures, it presents both traditional and modern approaches and analyzes a range of solutions.

Anthony C. Fischer-Cripps - 226 pages - Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (April 4, 2007)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0387681876 - ISBN-13: 978-0387681870

This book deals with the mechanics of solid bodies in contact, a subject intimately connected with such topics as fracture, hardness, and elasticity. Coverage begins with an introduction to the mechanical properties of materials, general fracture mechanics, and the fracture of brittle solids. It then provides a detailed description of indentation stress fields for both elastic and elastic-plastic contact. In addition, the book discusses the formation of Hertzian cone cracks in brittle materials, subsurface damage in ductile materials, and the meaning of hardness. Coverage concludes with an overview of practical methods of indentation testing.

Douglas Thorby - 420 pages - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (March 4, 2008)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0750680024 - ISBN-13: 978-0750680028

This straightforward text, primer and reference introduces the theoretical, testing and control aspects of structural dynamics and vibration, as practised in industry today.

Written by an expert engineer of over 40 years experience, the book comprehensively opens up the dynamic behavior of structures and provides engineers and students with a comprehensive practice based understanding of the key aspects of this key engineering topic.

Key features: Worked example based makes it a thoroughly practical resource + Aimed at those studying to enter, and already working in industry; + Presents an applied practice and testing based approach while remaining grounded in the theory of the topic + Makes the topic as easy to read as possible, omitting no steps in the development of the subject; + Includes the use of computer based modelling techniques and finite elements + Covers theory, modelling testing and control in practice.

Written with the needs of engineers of a wide range of backgrounds in mind, this book will be a key resource for those studying structural dynamics and vibration at undergraduate level for the first time in aeronautical, mechanical, civil and automotive engineering. It will be ideal for laboratory classes and as a primer for readers returning to the subject, or coming to it fresh at graduate level.

It is a guide for students to keep and for practicing engineers to refer to: its worked example approach ensures that engineers will turn to Thorby for advice in many engineering situations.

James F. Wilson ... 344 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 2nd edition (October, 2002) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471264679 - ISBN-13: 978-0471264675 ...

Unique, cutting-edge material on structural dynamics and natural forces for offshore structures: Using the latest advances in theory and practice, Dynamics of Offshore Structures, Second Edition is extensively revised to cover all aspects of the physical forces, structural modeling, and mathematical methods necessary to effectively analyze the dynamic behavior of offshore structures. Both closed-form solutions and the Mathematica(r) software package are used in many of the up-to-date example problems to compute the deterministic and stochastic structural responses for such offshore structures as buoys; moored ships; and fixed-bottom, cable-stayed, and gravity-type platforms. Throughout the book, consideration is given to the many assumptions involved in formulating a structural model and to the natural forces encountered in the offshore environment. These analyses focus on plane motions of elastic structures with linear and nonlinear restraints, as well as motions induced by the forces of currents, winds, earthquakes, and waves, including the latest theories and information on wave mechanics. Topics addressed include multidegree of freedom linear structures, continuous system analysis (including the motion of cables and pipelines), submerged pile design, structural modal damping, fluid-structure-soil interactions, and single degree of freedom structural models that, together with plane wave loading theories, lead to deterministic or time history predictions of structural responses. These analyses are extended to statistical descriptions of both wave loading and structural motion. Dynamics of Offshore Structures, Second Edition is a valuable text for students in civil and mechanical engineering programs and an indispensable resource for structural, geotechnical, and construction engineers working with offshore projects.