Books by W.F. Chen

The development of the limit state approach to design in recent years has focused particular attention on two basic requirements: accurate information regarding the behavior of structures throughout the entire range of loading up to the ultimate strength, and simple practical procedures to enable engineers to assess this behavior.

This book provides basic information for structural engineers in the case of cylindrical members as used in offshore structures. It describes the concept, the assumptions, and the formulation steps and outlines the solution procedures of some typical sample problems using the software developed.