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Author: Gianluca Ranzi (University of Sydney, Australia) ,
Raymond Ian Gilbert (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: CRC Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 3.40cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9780415526449
ISBN 10: 0415526442
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 28 July 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book gives a good in-depth explanation of the fundamental principles of structural analysis. Topics are dealt with in considerable detail and illustrated with copious examples. --Dr Robert Vollum, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Imperial College London, United Kingdom
""This book gives a good in-depth explanation of the fundamental principles of structural analysis. Topics are dealt with in considerable detail and illustrated with copious examples."" ––Dr Robert Vollum, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Imperial College London, United Kingdom ""… explains very well and in simple terms topics which are often perceived by young students to be complicated and confusing, without sacrificing the formal mathematical treatment of the subject. … will also serve as a reference for all those practitioners who would like to revisit or gain deeper insight into the theoretical basis of the main calculation methods nowadays adopted for the design of structures."" —Massimiliano Bocciarelli, Politecnico di Milano ""… presents in a comprehensive way topics of structural analysis that are basic for civil and building engineers. The authors bring students toward a deep understanding of difficult issues in a very ""natural"" way. Final chapters, which introduce advanced analysis tools as the finite element method and issues like stability and plasticity of structures, give a clear perception of the behaviour complexity of a real structure. MATLAB tools allow facilitating and multiplying the experiences necessary to develop an intuitive approach to the structural design."" —Graziano Leoni, University of Camerino, Italy
This book gives a good in-depth explanation of the fundamental principles of structural analysis. Topics are dealt with in considerable detail and illustrated with copious examples. --Dr Robert Vollum, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Imperial College London, United Kingdom ... explains very well and in simple terms topics which are often perceived by young students to be complicated and confusing, without sacrificing the formal mathematical treatment of the subject. ... will also serve as a reference for all those practitioners who would like to revisit or gain deeper insight into the theoretical basis of the main calculation methods nowadays adopted for the design of structures. -Massimiliano Bocciarelli, Politecnico di Milano ... presents in a comprehensive way topics of structural analysis that are basic for civil and building engineers. The authors bring students toward a deep understanding of difficult issues in a very natural way. Final chapters, which introduce advanced analysis tools as the finite element method and issues like stability and plasticity of structures, give a clear perception of the behaviour complexity of a real structure. MATLAB tools allow facilitating and multiplying the experiences necessary to develop an intuitive approach to the structural design. -Graziano Leoni, Affiliation: University of Camerino
Author Information
Gianluca Ranzi is an associate professor and the director of the Centre for Advanced Structural Engineering at the University of Sydney, specializing in the analysis and design of concrete and composite steel-concrete structures. Raymond Ian Gilbert is an emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales. He has over 35 years’ experience in teaching structural analysis and design and is a specialist in the analysis and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures..
