@inbook{b71bb5d811484946ae230e0b591a944c,
title = "Overview of Book",
abstract = "This book offers several systematic methods based on up-to-date mathematics to untangle the mechanism of bifurcation of structures and materials, such as soil, sand, kaolin, and concrete. Throughout this book, we place more emphasis on engineering pragmatism than on mathematical rigor. We offer, in this first chapter, an overview of the book using a series of illustrative examples and photographs.",
keywords = "Bifurcation Diagram, Bifurcation Point, Critical Load, Equilibrium Path, Shear Band",
author = "Kiyohiro Ikeda and Kazuo Murota",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer New York 2010.",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4419-7296-5_1",
language = "English",
series = "Applied Mathematical Sciences (Switzerland)",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "1--32",
booktitle = "Applied Mathematical Sciences (Switzerland)",
}