Relaxation methods in engineering science : a treatise on approximate computation

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Southwell, R. V.
Formato: Libro
Lengua:inglés
Datos de publicación: London : Oxford University Press, 1940.
Series:The Oxford Engineering Science
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Descripción Física:vi, 252 p.
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Relaxation methods applied to pin-jointed frameworks;2. Relaxation methods applied to continous girders;3. Relaxation methods applied to plane frameworks having rigid joints;4. The general problem of space frameworks. "Block" and "group relaxations";5. Theoretical aspects of the relaxation method, and its extension to other problems. The adjustment of errors;6. Relaxation methods applied to electrical networks, adn to "gyrostatic systems" the "normalization" of simultaneous equations;7. The natural modes and frequencies of vibrating systems. General theory;8. The natural modes and frequencies of vibrating systems. Practical details of the relaxation technique;9. Vibrating systems in general. Forced oscillations, and the treatment of dissipative forces;10. Continous systems. Problems of equilibrium;11. Continous systems. Elastic stability and vibrations;12. Further developments. Non-linear systems. Conclusion