Jean-Claude Flabel is the author of the

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textbook Practical Stress Analysis for Design Engineers; a handbook on practical

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which is widely used within the

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industry. Jean-Claude Flabel graduated from the

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He has worked with a number of prominent aerospace companies including

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Gulfstream American Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is an American aircraft company and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Gulfstream designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services business jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 ...

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and

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and has specialized in stress analysis and safety-of-flight certification of primary airframe structures and components. Since its publication, the textbook Practical Stress Analysis for Design Engineers has been adapted into a distance learning certificate course for practicing stress engineers. The emphasis of the course is on technical fundamentals and practical real-life examples of stress analysis, with less treatment given to the higher mathematical or derivative aspects of the subject.

External links

Practical Stress Analysis for Design Engineers - Jean-Claude Flabel's website

Book review on Amazon
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