Forms and Concepts for Lightweight Structures (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521432740)

Covering a wide range of structural concepts and presenting both relevant theories and their applications to actual structures, this book brings together for the first time lightweight structures concepts for many different applications and the relevant scientific literature, thus providing unique insights into a fascinating field of human endeavour. Evolved from a series of graduate courses taught by the authors at the University of Tokyo, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology, this textbook provides both theoretical and practical insights and presents a range of examples which also provide a history of key lightweight structures since the Apollo age. This essential guide will inspire the imagination of engineers and provide an analytical foundation for all readers.

Author: Koryo Miura, Sergio Pellegrino
ISBN-10: 052143274X
ISBN-13: 9780521432740
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/26/2020
Pages: 502
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2020