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## **Preface XI**


Preface

their own literature related to the subject.

this interesting field of study.

well as practicing engineers in the field.

Stability is a basic concern in both design and analysis of load-carrying systems and constitutes a major topic in the field of engineering science and mechanics. Since structural instability may lead to catastrophic failure of engineering structures, stability requirements must be satisfied besides requirements related to material failure. Knowledge on stability is of great importance in the areas of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering; and all these disciplines have

This book is intended to present state-of-the art in the stability analysis and to bring a number of researches together exposing the advances in the field. It consists of original

The advantage of this book is its being openly accessible and fully searchable. It provides a forum for dissemination of the most recent scientific information in the field of stability analysis. The subjects included will help the readers to learn more in

The audience of the book will include scientists in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and applied mathematics, graduate students as

I hope that the readers of this book will find it appealing and inspiring since it covers

**Safa Bozkurt Coşkun**

Kocaeli University,

Turkey

Civil Engineering Department

the most recent developments and innovations in the stability analysis field.

and innovative research studies exhibiting various investigation directions.
