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Structural Analysis: Using Classical and Matrix Methods

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I have many structural analysis solutions manual. I recommend Hibbeler and Leet Manual over this one. Mc Cormacs solutions manual is as bad as the book itself.

This book gets one star for being light on ones' back, but then that is its problem ...

The book gives very poor example problems. As a rule the example problems are no better than a problem with the answer. Unless you are one of the fortunate ones who is particularly bright, you will likely find this book to be of no help to you whatsoever.

I have a good prof who actually goes through the example probs and gives a detailed description of how the problem was solved. I am also using hibbeler to help. Hibbeler states the theory, goes through how to solve a problem in outline, and then several well worked out examples, and then the problem sets.

I have Kassimali as well and is better than Nelson by far, but hibbeler I find is just a bit easier to understand (maybe I am use to his style from statics and dynamics).

If you want a McCormac, than I would recommend the (I think) 1975 third edition (before Nelson messed up an otherwise good book). This does actually do a good job of explaining things.

Hope this helps.

Very poor text, with mistakes in several problem solutions and equations. I wouldn't reccommend it for structural analysis classes

Very poor text. Illustrations are very plain. Many of the example problems simply contain formulas with no real explanation of how and where they are used. Much of the "in between" steps that are essential for a student to learn the material are left out! The book is also short on verbal explainations. Chapter 5 on shear and moment diagrams is awful. I had to refer back to a strength of materials book for shear and moment diagrams. Come on guys, put a little more effort into the small details next time. Many more STEP BY STEP examples are needed in this text.

He does not provide enough examples or detail in the solutions to the examples. He leaves out moments by parts and does not detail the sections sufficiently. The Leet text is better.

This is a horrible text for structural analysis. It isn't easy to understand, the examples are terrible, the problems at the end of the chapter are hard to understand, and the solution manual has errors everywhere. This is an all around bad book. I hate to say it but it's true.

Extremely poor text. The example problems use formulas that come "from out of the blue" with no explanation of how to apply them to the situation. The explanations of how to solve the problems are totally inadequate. To a student, this text would be absolutely useless, and may cause many potential structural engineers to pursue other avenues of study. Absolutely should not be used by any professor for teaching structural engineering to students!!

This is a very poor text for structural analysis. The examples are absolutely terrible. Luckily I have a decent professor who explains what is going on. Also, there are several mistakes throughout the text and I often found myself refering to my Strengths books to help with the shear and moment diagrams, and beam deflection because this book did a horrible job explaining those topics. I highly recommend you use a supplementary text along with this if you are using this book for a structural class. -M.

Product was shipped promptly and arrived in 2 days. Great book at a great price!