Description:
Discusses the unified strength theory, the only strength theory that conforms to the Drucker Postulation
Covers the whole region from inner bound to outer bound
Presents new content including visualization, equivalent stress and signification of the UST and the comparisons with other theories
Written by the winner of the National Natural Science Award of China (2011) and Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize (2015)
Review Quotes: "The treatise with its systematic and integrated approach to the strength design of various engineering structures under the complex stress state is competently written by an author who with his associates has made some notable contributions. ... The book presents an important contribution to the field and is highly recommended to graduate students, engineers and researchers interested in the mechanics of the failure of materials." (M. Cengiz Dökmeci, zbMATH 1403.74003, 2019)