The Stress Analysis of Pressure Vessels & Pressure Vessel Components (aláírt példány) [antikvár]

preface X effort by all the authors, some readers will feel that we have omitted adequate reference to some published work. It is impossible to cite every reference and we apologize if we have omitted any major ones. In presenting a book which attempts to review current knowledge in a broad field one is conscious of the fact that it must inevitably be superseded and that new results are being published whilst the work is being written. However, the basic principles and concepts remain unchanged and it is hoped that both the engineer in industry who applies the knowledge and the research worker creating new knowledge will find in each chapter a review of the current position which can be applied and developed. The nuclear energy industry, particularly in Great Britain, is now using concrete pressure vessels. Their analysis presents specific problems which are in many cases different from the type of analysis applicable to metal vessels, and these are not discussed in this book. The Editor would like to express his sincere thanks to all the Authors for the unstinted effort given to their contributions and for heir continuous co-operation.