The analysis of a member carrying a combination of lateral and axial
loads (a "beam-column") is a problem of frequent occurrence in aircraft
structural design. This thesis presents the derivation and application
of the Polar method, both analytical and graphical. The method was first
suggested in Germany, several years later...
Turkey is an agricultural country where exchange and shipping of goods has been gravely hampered in the past by lack of highways. The railroads have large expanses of land between them, and highway construction in the past has been limited to strategic roads and connections of cities to railways. Unless...