A good grasp of the theory of structures--the basis by which the strength, stiffness and stability of a building can be understood--is fundamental to structural engineers and architects. Yet most modern structural analysis and design is carried out by computer, with the user isolated from the processes in action. This book provides a broad introduction to the mathematics behind a range of structural processes--to help today's structural engineers and practicing architects gain a better intuitive understanding of the subject. The basic structural equations have been known for at least 150 years, but modern plastic theory has opened up a fundamentally new way of advancing structural theory. Paradoxically, the powerful plastic theorems can be used to examine "classic" elastic design activity, and strong mathematical relationships exist between these two approaches. This lucid volume is valuable for anyone who wishes a deeper knowledge of the structural analysis and design of buildings.
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"Elements of the Theory of Structures has become one of this reviewer's prize possessions. Anyone with a love of structures, an appreciation of the practical, and adequate mathematical preparation should get this book." A.F. Martin, Applied Mechanics Review
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A good grasp of the theory of structures - the theoretical basis by which the strength, stiffness and stability of a building can be understood - is fundamental to structural engineers and architects. Yet most modern structural analysis and design is carried out by computer, with the user isolated from the processes in action. This book, therefore, presents a broad introduction to the mathematics behind a range of structural processes - to help today's structural engineers and practising architects gain a better intuitive understanding. This lucid volume provides a valuable read for structural engineers and others who wish to deepen their knowledge of the structural analysis and design of buildings.
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A structure (from the Latin struere) is anything built: say an arched bridge or a cathedral from stone; a ship or a roof (and perhaps a spire) from timber; an earth dam or an excavation in soil for a fortification; or (as isolated usages) iron bars (in China first) or vegetable ropes to form suspension chains in bridges. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hinge discontinuities, simple space frame, reactant line, free bending moments, largest bending moment, incremental collapse, elastic bending moments, collapse equation, full plastic moment, elastic design, deflected form, collapse mechanism, hinge rotations, inverse design, orthogonal curves, propped cantilever, elastic moments, plastic collapse, elastic solution, reciprocal theorem, portal frame, proportional loading, plastic design, plastic analysis, elastic analysis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A structure (from the Latin struere) is anything built: say an arched bridge or a cathedral from stone; a ship or a roof (and perhaps a spire) from timber; an earth dam or an excavation in soil for a fortification; or (as isolated usages) iron bars (in China first) or vegetable ropes to form suspension chains in bridges. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hinge discontinuities, simple space frame, reactant line, free bending moments, largest bending moment, incremental collapse, elastic bending moments, collapse equation, full plastic moment, elastic design, deflected form, collapse mechanism, hinge rotations, inverse design, orthogonal curves, propped cantilever, elastic moments, plastic collapse, elastic solution, reciprocal theorem, portal frame, proportional loading, plastic design, plastic analysis, elastic analysis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa): Background, Issues, Bibliography by C. V. Anderson in Back Matter
- Bridge Management by Bojidar Yanev in Back Matter
- Inelastic Analysis of Structures under Variable Loads - Theory and Engineering Applications (Solid Mechanics and its Applications Volume 83) by Dieter Weichert on page 9
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