Practical Stress Analysis for Design Engineers: Design & Analysis of Aerospace Vehicle Structures (Hardcover)

by Jean-Claude Flabel (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 685 pages
• Publisher: Lake City Pub. Co.; 1st edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964701405
• ISBN-13: 978-0964701403
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #181,209 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well done Mr. Flabel ..., July 15, 2002

By	Paul Nunes (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent Practical Aerospace Stress Analysis textbook!! It is unique in the aerospace structures world and will complement very well the other two standard texts in the industry (Bruhn's Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures and Niu's Airframe Stress and Sizing). Clearly written with plenty of real life illustrative examples. This book has plenty to offer to both Stress Engineers and Structural Designers either starting out or with several years of experience. Mr. Flabel covers just about all the principal introductory topics. Highly recommended. The author claims in the preface that "the wise and prudent use of this book will provide the competent engineer with many years of practical stress analysis experience". This appears to be a fair statement.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical! Absolutely, July 27, 2004

By	C. Mueller "engineer" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mr. Flabel's book is filled with actual answers to aircraft engineers (metals...sorry future 7E7 folks). In general, it is a "how to" book - answering questions in a straightforward and practical way. It doesn't start with a 'blob' and formulate idealized differential equations that can't be solved in practical application. Many topics provide a working and adaquate examination of the mechanics at hand, and provide one if not several methods of solutions - including worked-out examples. I work as an engineer for an airline, designing repairs primarily, and have found a great deal of use for this book (in fact, it was recommended to me by a major A/C mfg engineer during a training course).

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most required books for flight vehicles, June 24, 2000

By	"asavant" (US) - See all my reviews

The is probably the best structures book ever written. It has lot of practical information to add to the deeply explained theoritical base. The only other book that comes close to this one is the classic Bruhn's