Buckling is a mathematical instability, leading to a failure mode when a structural member is subjected to high compressive stresses. Control of buckling with minimum weight addition is an important requirement in space structures. The main objective of buckling control is in controlling the critical modes and hence improving the load carrying capacity of the structure. While several scholarly books exist on the application of piezoelectric materials for vibration control, books on buckling control of structures seldom exist. This book provides a good introduction to the basic theory of the technique and its common applications especially to column and cylindrical shell structures. The book emphasizes on the feasibility of buckling control of column and shell structures with the help of numerical and experimental analyses. Contents 1 Perspective and History 2 Fundamentals 3 Fundamentals of control systems 4 Numerical methods 5 Instrumentation and Experimental Design 6 Buckling control of columns 7. Buckling control of plates 8. Control of shells exhibiting axisymmetric buckling 9. Control of shells exhibiting asymmetric buckling 10. Concluding remarks and scope for future work About the Authors Mini Remanan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut. She received her B. Tech degree in Civil Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Calicut (Now NIT Calicut), and M Tech degree in Structural Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 2008. She teaches courses on theory of elasticity and plasticity, structural design and engineering mechanics. Her research interests include damage detection using smart materials and retrofitting of reinforced concrete structures using fibre reinforced composites. C Lakshmana Rao is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. He obtained his B Tech and MS from IIT Madras and Sc D from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He teaches courses on continuum mechanics, numerical modeling, fracture mechanics and mechanics of materials. His research interests include modeling of failure of brittle materials, buckling control using smart materials and ballistic impact mechanics. Arun K Tangirala is a Professor in the Department of Chemical engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. He obtained his B. Tech from IIT Madras and Ph. D. from University of Alberta. He teaches courses on system identification, applied time series analysis, modern control theory and feedback control for mechanical engineers. His research interests include process control and monitoring, identification, applied signal processing and fuel cell systems.