Analysis of Thin-Walled Beams

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to an advanced beam theory applicable to thin-walled beams of rectangular and arbitrarily-shaped cross-sections. Furthermore, it describes a unique beam-based approach to handling joint structures consisting of thin-walled beams, compiled here for the first time.

This higher-order beam theory (HoBT), developed by the authors over the past two decades, uses more than six degrees of freedom (DOFs) in contrast to the classical theories, which use only six DOFs. The additional degrees of freedom describe sectional deformations such as warping and distortion. This book presents a novel systematic procedure to derive the sectional deformations analytically for rectangular cross-sections and numerically for arbitrarily-shaped cross-sections.

This book is a must for structural/mechanical engineers who wish to understand and design structures involving thin-walled beams.

Dist. Prof. Yoon Young Kim obtained his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering from SNU (Seoul National University) in 1981 and 1983. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Stanford University in 1989. He joined SNU in 1991 as a faculty member and is now a distinguished professor at SNU. 

Prof. Gang Won Jang is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Sejong University. He obtained his BS and MS degrees in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at SNU. He continued his Ph.D. at the same university and earned the degree in 2004. He started his academic career by joining Kunsan National University as an assistant professor in 2004. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Technical University of Delft in 2008.

Prof. Soomin Choi is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kyungpook National University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at SNU in 2016.