{"product_id":"2026100011280-secondhand-the-design-of-structures-of-least-weight","title":"The Design Of Structures Of Least Weight","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: price clipped dj\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the intersection of mathematics, mechanics, and engineering ingenuity stands a landmark work that redefined how engineers approach one of their most fundamental challenges: achieving maximum structural efficiency with minimum material. H. L. Cox's rigorous treatise presents a systematic and mathematically precise framework for optimising structural design, arguing that the minimisation of weight is not merely a practical goal but a governing principle that illuminates the very logic of structural behaviour. Drawing on analytical methods rooted in classical mechanics and variational calculus, the text instructs engineers and applied mathematicians in the theory and techniques required to derive configurations of least weight across a range of structural types, from trusses and frames to continuum structures.\n\nA foundational text in the field of structural optimisation, this work occupies a distinguished place in the canon of applied mechanics literature, predating the computational revolution yet remaining conceptually vital to this day. Cox's prose is measured and authoritative, reflecting the precision of a scientist who understands that clarity of thought and clarity of expression are inseparable. Published by Pergamon Press — a house synonymous with rigorous scientific scholarship — this volume stands as essential reading for anyone seeking to understand why the structures that endure are so often those that waste nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573253476571,"sku":"2026100011280-SECONDHAND","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d0786914-2f15-426a-aebd-6cac9b031ce6.png?v=1791167901","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011280-secondhand-the-design-of-structures-of-least-weight","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}