Highly Flexible Structures: Modeling, Computation, and Experimentation (Aiaa Education Series)

P. Frank Pai

ISBN 10: 1563479176 / ISBN 13: 9781563479175

Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aero, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Highly Flexible Structures: Modeling, Computation, and Experimentation (Aiaa Education Series)
• Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aero
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563479176
• ISBN 13: 9781563479175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

P. Frank Pai covers new methods and advanced experimental techniques for the design, analysis and testing of highly flexible deployable/inflatable structures.

About the Author

Perngjin Frank Pai received his BS in mechanical engineering from Tamkang University in Taiwan, his MS in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University, and his PhD in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech. He is C. W. LaPierre Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He published about 160 journal and conference papers and co-authored with Dr. Ali H. Nayfeh of Virginia Tech a book entitled Linear and Nonlinear Structural Mechanics. His research concentrates on highly flexible deployable/inflatable structures, structural health monitoring, and nonlinear finite