Exercises and Solutions in Lightweight Design

Andreas Öchsner

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Publisher:: Springer, 01/2026
Binding:: Gebunden
Language:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9783658493325
Item number:: 12363635
Volume:: 240 Pages
Weight:: 571 g
Format:: 241 x 160 mm
Thickness:: 18 mm
Release date:: 3.1.2026
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Blurb

This exercise book contains an extensive collection of exercises on the subject of lightweight design. In particular, the basics of strength theory, lightweight material design and lightweight shape design as well as sandwich elements are covered. The main focus is on limit stress and optimization of structures. The book is characterized by detailed masters solutions so that students on Bachelor's and Master's degree courses can easily understand the solutions. The work is therefore also ideally suited for self-study.

Biography

Andreas Öchsner is Professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics at the Technical University of Malaysia, Malaysia. Having obtained a Master Degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart (1997), Germany, he spent the time from 1997-2003 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg as a research and teaching assistant to obtain his PhD in Engineering Sciences. From 2003-2006, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Cellular Metals Group affiliated with the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has published over 140 research papers and organized three international conferences on diffusion in solids and liquids.