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Statically indeterminate structures
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B o o k NoaEs
Mathematics, this book describes methc~ls based on the Wiener-Hopf technique for solving certain boundary-value problems involving partial differential equations. Prerequisite for the material is a knowledge of the Laplace transform, its complex inversion formula, and integration in the complex plane. The author discusses the complex variable in Fourier transforms, half-plane problems, and wave problems. Extensions and limitations of the Wiener-Hopf method include simultaneous Wiener-Hopf equations and Laplace's equation in polar coordinates. In Chapter 5 on Some Approximate Methods, the author treats some interesting problems which cannot be solved exactly. A six-page bibliography of related references includes 1958 references. ~TATICALLY INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES, by
.lack R. Benjamin. 350 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 iu. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1959. Price, $11.00. l)esign as a supplement to standard texts on analysis and design, this book covers the approximate analysis of statically indeterminate structures using statics and the principles of deflected structures. There are many detailed sketches on the design of deflected structures. Approximate analysis techniques are given for continuous beams, rectangular rigid frames with vertical loads and with lateral loads, shear-wall structures with lateral loads, bents, arches, and bridges. The final chapter relates analysis to design. SmlcoxI~s, by Robert N. Meals and Frederick M. Lewis. 267 pages, illustrations, 5 X 7¼ in. New York, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1959. Price, $5.95. The scope of this text includes the manufacture, properties and applications of the silicones, with data on the properties of silicone resins, fluids and rubbers at high temperalures. It was written especially for design engineers, formulators and manufacturers in all industries having interest ;n silicones as engineering and raw materials. Containing nlany case histories of present industrial applications, including the uses of silicones as chemicals, rubbers, resins, fluids, greases, adhesives, sealants, and surface coatings, this handbook presents a concentrated, readable summary of the subject.
IJ. F. I.
CELESTIAL MECHANICS, by E. Finlay-Freundlich. 150 pages, diagrams, 5½ X 8½ in. New York, Pergamon Press, 1958. Price, $7.50. This vohnne deals with one problem of astronomy, that of the motion of celestial bodies in the gravitational field of the sun. Reinterest in this problem has increased tremendously since the successful creation of artilicial satellites. Using straightforward mathematics, the book covers a wide field and will be a valuable aid to all students of astronomy, physics or mathematics. THE POTENTIAL THEORY OF UNSTEADY ~U PF;R-
soxIc FLOW, by John W. Miles. 220 pages, diagrams, 5½ X 8} in. New York, Can> bridge University Press, 1959. Price, $8.50. in this monograph, the author gives a systematic and comprehensive survey of the theory of those aerodynamic forces which result from unsteady motion of the structural components of high speed aircraft. Beginning with a full discussion of the basic equations ot potential flow in their exact and approximate forms, the available methods of solution arc developed and applied to typical supersonic wings, slender bodies and wing-body combinations. Illustrative calculations are given for harmonic motions (such as occur in dynamic stability and flutter problems) and also for transient motions. An appendix is provided dealing with reverse flow theorems, and a bibliography contaiuing over 300 references. This is a book especially valuable to those engaged in research into unsteady flow. and for engineers concerned with practical flutt,r and stability analysis. THE B~R'rn or," 'rm~ STEAMBOAT,by H. Philip Spratt. 149 pages, plates, 5½ >( 7 a i.. London, Charles Griffin & Co., lad., 195~. Price, 28s. This is an historical account of the idea>. experimentation and persistent efforts which cuhninated in the achievement of the invel~tion of the steamboat some 150 3'ears ago. The author traces the development in preceding centuries of the basic concepts of steamship propulsion which led to eventual success. It also gives some account of the manifold ditficulties faced and overcome by the pioneer iuvcl~tors and designers. Making a ~emtim,
B o o k NoaEs
Mathematics, this book describes methc~ls based on the Wiener-Hopf technique for solving certain boundary-value problems involving partial differential equations. Prerequisite for the material is a knowledge of the Laplace transform, its complex inversion formula, and integration in the complex plane. The author discusses the complex variable in Fourier transforms, half-plane problems, and wave problems. Extensions and limitations of the Wiener-Hopf method include simultaneous Wiener-Hopf equations and Laplace's equation in polar coordinates. In Chapter 5 on Some Approximate Methods, the author treats some interesting problems which cannot be solved exactly. A six-page bibliography of related references includes 1958 references. ~TATICALLY INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES, by
.lack R. Benjamin. 350 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 iu. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1959. Price, $11.00. l)esign as a supplement to standard texts on analysis and design, this book covers the approximate analysis of statically indeterminate structures using statics and the principles of deflected structures. There are many detailed sketches on the design of deflected structures. Approximate analysis techniques are given for continuous beams, rectangular rigid frames with vertical loads and with lateral loads, shear-wall structures with lateral loads, bents, arches, and bridges. The final chapter relates analysis to design. SmlcoxI~s, by Robert N. Meals and Frederick M. Lewis. 267 pages, illustrations, 5 X 7¼ in. New York, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1959. Price, $5.95. The scope of this text includes the manufacture, properties and applications of the silicones, with data on the properties of silicone resins, fluids and rubbers at high temperalures. It was written especially for design engineers, formulators and manufacturers in all industries having interest ;n silicones as engineering and raw materials. Containing nlany case histories of present industrial applications, including the uses of silicones as chemicals, rubbers, resins, fluids, greases, adhesives, sealants, and surface coatings, this handbook presents a concentrated, readable summary of the subject.
IJ. F. I.
CELESTIAL MECHANICS, by E. Finlay-Freundlich. 150 pages, diagrams, 5½ X 8½ in. New York, Pergamon Press, 1958. Price, $7.50. This vohnne deals with one problem of astronomy, that of the motion of celestial bodies in the gravitational field of the sun. Reinterest in this problem has increased tremendously since the successful creation of artilicial satellites. Using straightforward mathematics, the book covers a wide field and will be a valuable aid to all students of astronomy, physics or mathematics. THE POTENTIAL THEORY OF UNSTEADY ~U PF;R-
soxIc FLOW, by John W. Miles. 220 pages, diagrams, 5½ X 8} in. New York, Can> bridge University Press, 1959. Price, $8.50. in this monograph, the author gives a systematic and comprehensive survey of the theory of those aerodynamic forces which result from unsteady motion of the structural components of high speed aircraft. Beginning with a full discussion of the basic equations ot potential flow in their exact and approximate forms, the available methods of solution arc developed and applied to typical supersonic wings, slender bodies and wing-body combinations. Illustrative calculations are given for harmonic motions (such as occur in dynamic stability and flutter problems) and also for transient motions. An appendix is provided dealing with reverse flow theorems, and a bibliography contaiuing over 300 references. This is a book especially valuable to those engaged in research into unsteady flow. and for engineers concerned with practical flutt,r and stability analysis. THE B~R'rn or," 'rm~ STEAMBOAT,by H. Philip Spratt. 149 pages, plates, 5½ >( 7 a i.. London, Charles Griffin & Co., lad., 195~. Price, 28s. This is an historical account of the idea>. experimentation and persistent efforts which cuhninated in the achievement of the invel~tion of the steamboat some 150 3'ears ago. The author traces the development in preceding centuries of the basic concepts of steamship propulsion which led to eventual success. It also gives some account of the manifold ditficulties faced and overcome by the pioneer iuvcl~tors and designers. Making a ~emtim,