Structural stability concepts in medieval and renaissance mechanics
The identification of the origins of what we now call the theory of elastic stability is not an easy task. Most authors trace the origins to the pioneering work of Leonhard Euler in 1744, and some shift this origin to the experimental works of Petrus van Musschenbroek in 1729. However, other contemp...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Marcílio Alves
|
| Series: | Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-78252011000100005&lng=en&tlng=en |