Combining a user-friendly, practical approach with detailed derivations and mathematical background, this text shows students how to use structural analysis accurately and efficiently to solve engineering problems. Many worked examples walk students through the methods and give them insight into creating analytical models.
Combining a user-friendly, practical approach with detailed derivations and mathematical background, this text shows students how to use structural analysis accurately and efficiently to solve engineering problems. Many worked examples walk students through the methods and give them insight into creating analytical models. The book also challenges students to consider specific aspects of the material in more detail and to extend the methods to other problems. MATLAB® is used to perform complex analyses, with the code and other ancillaries accessible online.
TABLE CONTENTS
Introduction.
Statically Determinate Beams and Frames.
Statically Determinate Trusses.
Behavior of Beam-Column Members.
Work-Energy Methods for Member Analysis.
Force Method.
Slope-Deflection Method.
Moment Distribution Method.
Truss Analysis Using the Stiffness Method.
Beam Analysis Using the Stiffness Method.
Frame Analysis Using the Stiffness Method.
Structural Stability.
Introduction to Nonlinear Analysis.
Finite Element Method.
Appendix A: Geometry of Areas.
Appendix B: Matrix Algebra.
Appendix C: Formulation of Beam Models.