The central themes are structural stability, the determination of loading according to 2nd order theory and the verification of load-bearing capacity. The actual load-bearing behaviour is explained, suitable verification procedures are recommended and illustrated with examples.
About the Author
Univ.-Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kindmann war von 1990 bis 2013 Ordinarius fur Stahl- und Verbundbau an der Ruhr-Universitat Bochum. Er ist Mitbegrunder der Ingenieursozietat SKP, Dortmund und Prufingenieur fur Baustatik in den Fachrichtungen Massivbau und Metallbau. Prof.