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4.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful for the P.E. exam
As a structural engineer, I have read many books on subjects like this one. I learned structural theory in 1970's from this book and others. This was best of the lot at that time. Hsieh's book is quite clear and straight forward. Before computers, we were expected to know how to analyze frames using the classic methods, like moment distribution and the unit...
Published on December 29, 2008 by Karl J. Hanson
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unorganized Book
Examples are cluttered, confusing, and book is not very organized. Book could use more simple examples similar to homework problems. More in-depth explanation of ideas.
Published on February 22, 1999
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unorganized Book,
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This review is from: Elementary Theory of Structures/Book and Disk (Hardcover)
Examples are cluttered, confusing, and book is not very organized. Book could use more simple examples similar to homework problems. More in-depth explanation of ideas.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive, But Perhaps Excessively Abstract,
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This review is from: Elementary Theory of Structures (4th Edition) (Paperback)
This comprehensive work include such topics as determinate and indeterminate structures, trusses, beams, matrices, rigid frames, and much more.
I too wish that this book would break subjects down into smaller sub-topics, and provide more worked examples to illustrate each concept.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful for the P.E. exam,
This review is from: Elementary Theory of Structures (4th Edition) (Paperback)
As a structural engineer, I have read many books on subjects like this one. I learned structural theory in 1970's from this book and others. This was best of the lot at that time. Hsieh's book is quite clear and straight forward.
Before computers, we were expected to know how to analyze frames using the classic methods, like moment distribution and the unit load method. This book has good examples of these methods, as well as other useful techniques like the conjugate beam method. Someone has "borrowed" my copy, and I need a new one! |
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Elementary Theory of Structures/Book and Disk by Yuan-yu Hsieh (Hardcover - Feb. 1995)
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