This work provides a detailed and up-to-the-minute survey of the various stability problems that can affect suspension bridges. The book then surveys conventional mathematical models for suspension bridges and suggests new nonlinear alternatives, which can potentially supply answers to some stability questions.
Prof. Filippo Gazzola, Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
Innehållsförteckning
1 Book overview.- 2 Brief history of suspension bridges.- 3 One dimensional models.- 4 A fish-bone beam model.- 5 Models with interacting oscillators.- 6 Plate models.- 7 Conclusions.