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Hodges, Dewey Harper was born on May 18, 1948 in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Plummer Maxwell Senior and Etha Maude (Harper) Hodges.
(The ability of a structural assembly to carry loads and f...)
The ability of a structural assembly to carry loads and forces determines how stable it will be over time. Viewing structural assemblages as comprising columns, beams, arches, rings, and plates, this book will introduce the student to both a classical and advanced understanding of the mechanical behavior of such structural systems under load and how modeling the resulting strains can predict the overall future performance-the stability-of that structure. While covering traditional beam theory, the book is more focused on elastica theory in keeping with modern approaches. This text will be an expanded and updated version a similar, previously published book, but with pedagogical improvements and updated analytical methods. This engineering textbook will provide a focused treatment on the study of how structures behave and perform when under stress loading, including plastic deformation and buckling. All advanced engineering students studying engineering mechanics, structural analysis and design, fatigue and failure, and other related subjects need to have this knowledge, and this book will provide it in a thorough and coherent fashion. Written by two of the world’s leading engineering professors in this subject area, the pedagogy has been classroom-tested over many years and should find a receptive readership among both students and instructors. * An understandable introduction to the theory of structural stability, useful for a wide variety of engineering disciplines, including mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering * Covers both static and dynamic loads, for both conservative and nonconservative systems * Emphasizes elastic behavior under loads, including vertical buckling, torsional buckling and nonlinear affects of structural system buckling and stability * Case examples to illustrate real-world applications of Stability Theory
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From an authoritative expert whose work on modern helicopter rotor blade analysis has spanned over three decades, comes the first consistent and rigorous presentation of beam theory. Beginning with an overview of the theory developed over the last 60 years, Dr. Hodges addresses the kinematics of beam deformation, provides a simple way to characterize strain in an initially curved and twisted beam, and offers cross-sectional analysis for beams with arbitrary cross sections and composed of arbitrary materials. He goes on to present a way to accurately recover all components of cross-sectional strain and stress before providing a natural one-dimensional (1-D) theory of beams. Sample results for both cross-sectional and 1-D analysis are presented as is a parallel treatment for thin-walled beams.
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Hodges, Dewey Harper was born on May 18, 1948 in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Plummer Maxwell Senior and Etha Maude (Harper) Hodges.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University Tennessee, 1969. Master of Science in Aeronautical and Astro. Engineering, Stanford University, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical and Astro. Engineering, Stanford University, 1973.
Research scientist, United States Army Aeroflight Dynamics Directorate, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1970-1980;
senior research scientist, theoretical group leader, United States Army Aeroflight Dynamics Directorate, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1980-1986;
professor aerospace engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, since 1986. Instructor Northern California Bible College, San Jose, 1974-1986. Lecturer Stanford University,1980-1986.
Guest research scientist Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Institute Structural Mechanics, Braunschweig, Federal Republic of Germany, 1984.
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(The ability of a structural assembly to carry loads and f...)
Elder Christian Comty. Church, San Jose, 1980-1986, Mount Paran Church, Atlanta, 1992-1994, Chalcedon Presbyterian Church, Cumming, Georgia, since 2003. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Helicopter Society, American Academy Mechanics.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Margaret Elin Jones, August 14, 1971. Children: Timothy, Jonathan, David, Philip, Benjamin.