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THE meaning of stability is not easy to define. In dynamics and mechanics we have stability of steady motion and stability of equilibrium, of position and of friction. To the civil engineer the word is usually applied to the power of a structure to withstand for an indefinite time all the loads and forces that may be brought to bear on it.
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Wilson, J. Stability of Structures. Nature 136, 568–571 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136568a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136568a0