Fundamentals of structural analysis
- 3rd ed.
- New Delhi McGraw Hill Education 2013
- xxii, 792p.
- McGraw-Hill series in civil and environmental engineering. .
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Design Loads 3. Statics of Structures - Reactions 4. Trusses 5. Beams and Frames 6. Cables 7. Arches 8. Live Load Forces: Influence Lines for Determinate Structures 9. Deflections of Beams and Frames 10. Work-Energy Methods for Computing Deflections 11. Analysis of Indeterminate Structures by the Flexibility Method 12. Analysis of Indeterminate Beams and Frames by the Slope-Deflection Method 13. Moment Distribution 14. Indeterminate Structures: Influence Lines 15. Approximate Analysis of Indeterminate Structures 16. Introduction to the General Stiffness Method 17. Matrix Analysis of Trusses by the Direct Stiffness Method 18. Matrix Analysis of Beams and Frames by the Direct Stiffness Methodness Method 17. Matrix Analysis of Trusses by the Direct Stiffness Method 18. Matrix Analysis of Beams and Frames by the Direct Stiffness Method --
Fundamentals of Structural Analysis introduces to engineering and architecture students a range of techniques for analyzing structures, from classical methods to matrix analysis upon which modern computer analysis is based. After an introduction to design loads, a thoughtful review of prerequisite skills in statics for analyzing statically determinate structures is presented. Methods for computing deflections then pave the way for classical methods of analyzing indeterminate structures–the flexibility, slope-deflection, and moment distribution methods. Approximate analysis techniques useful for practical design are then presented. For application to bridge-type structures with moving loads, the concept of influence lines is also covered. Finally, the stiffness method is introduced and extended upon in the direct stiffness method using matrix analysis. Throughout, carefully drawn figures, helpful insights, and practical examples and problems are presented to make this text a useful guide for students (and practitioners) to learn the essential skills for analyzing structures.