William F. McCombs, one of the coauthors of the 1965/1973 Bruhn book, has published a new book titled "Engineering Column Analysis - The Analysis of Compression Members." I just received it this week, so this is not a real review, but its content looks very similar in style and quality to the Bruhn book. It is paperback, staple-bound, and totals approximately 200 pages.
It can be purchased directly from the author by money order or cash only (although he accepted my personal check and shipped immediately) for $24.95 plus $3.00 postage and handling. For insured mailing add $3.00:
William F. McCombs
2106 Siesta Drive
Dallas, TX 75224
Tel: 214-337-5506
He has also published a supplement to the Bruhn book, which I mentioned on a separate post, and he has a third book, "Making Scale Model Airplanes Fly," which I haven't seen.
For the members of the forum, I'm posting the Table of Contents of the column analysis book here:
ENGINEERING COLUMN ANALYSIS
THE ANALYSIS OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS
William F. McCombs
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Stability and Critical Loads
Chapter 2 Single Span Columns
Chapter 3 Single Span Beam-Columns
Chapter 4 Multispan Beam-Columns
Chapter 5 Multispan Columns
Chapter 6 Beam-Columns on Elastic Supports
Chapter 7 Columns on Elastic Supports
Chapter 8 Rigid Joint Trusses
Chapter 9 Bents and Arches
Chapter 10 Shell Structures
Chapter 11 Local Buckling and Crippling
Chapter 12 Torsional Buckling
Chapter 13 Numerical Methods
Chapter 14 Beams in Tension
References
Appendix A Calculation of Ultimate and Yield Bending Strengths
Appendix B Cross-Sections Not in Table 12-2
Appendix C Torsional Buckling Data for Certain Zee Stringers
Appendix D Derivation of Free-Ended Member Equations
Appendix E The Calculation of Fastened Joint Spring Constants
Index
© 2004 William F. McCombs
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Brent VanFossen
It can be purchased directly from the author by money order or cash only (although he accepted my personal check and shipped immediately) for $24.95 plus $3.00 postage and handling. For insured mailing add $3.00:
William F. McCombs
2106 Siesta Drive
Dallas, TX 75224
Tel: 214-337-5506
He has also published a supplement to the Bruhn book, which I mentioned on a separate post, and he has a third book, "Making Scale Model Airplanes Fly," which I haven't seen.
For the members of the forum, I'm posting the Table of Contents of the column analysis book here:
ENGINEERING COLUMN ANALYSIS
THE ANALYSIS OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS
William F. McCombs
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Stability and Critical Loads
Chapter 2 Single Span Columns
Chapter 3 Single Span Beam-Columns
Chapter 4 Multispan Beam-Columns
Chapter 5 Multispan Columns
Chapter 6 Beam-Columns on Elastic Supports
Chapter 7 Columns on Elastic Supports
Chapter 8 Rigid Joint Trusses
Chapter 9 Bents and Arches
Chapter 10 Shell Structures
Chapter 11 Local Buckling and Crippling
Chapter 12 Torsional Buckling
Chapter 13 Numerical Methods
Chapter 14 Beams in Tension
References
Appendix A Calculation of Ultimate and Yield Bending Strengths
Appendix B Cross-Sections Not in Table 12-2
Appendix C Torsional Buckling Data for Certain Zee Stringers
Appendix D Derivation of Free-Ended Member Equations
Appendix E The Calculation of Fastened Joint Spring Constants
Index
© 2004 William F. McCombs
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Brent VanFossen
