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506. Stability of Structures.

Principle of least work and applications to structural problems; encastré
beams; continuous girders; swing bridges; elastic arches; hooks,
rings, and chains; cables for transmission of electric and mechanical power;
suspension bridges and stiffening girders; thin and thick pipes under fluid
pressure; shrinkage and forced fits; whirling discs and cylinders; vibratory
strains in beams and shafts. (Winter.)