Design for Thermal Stresses

The book will approach the subject by presenting an analysis of the thermal stresses, based on first principles (force balances, energy balances, etc.), followed by applications of synthesis techniques to control thermal stresses. The first part of the text (Chapters 1-4) covers thermal stress design in bars, beams, and trusses, which involves a strength-of-materials approach. The second part of thebook (Chapters 5-9) covers more advanced thermal design for plates, shells, and thickwalled vessels. The final chapter (Chapter 10) covers the problem of thermal buckling in columns, beams, and plates.  Various numerical and analytical design approaches are introduced for thermal stresses. Example problems are included to illustrate the application of the principles for practicing engineers and student study, and homework problems are included to allow practice in applying the principles.