Overview

For courses in Structures or Structural Analysis and Design.   Structures, Seventh Edition, offers single-volume coverage of all major topics in structural analysis and design. Focusing on how structures really work, the text discusses concepts from both engineering and architectural perspectives, exploring structural behavior, structural analysis, and design within a building context.

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Author:   Daniel Schodek ,  Martin Bechthold
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.406kg
ISBN:  

9780132559133

ISBN 10:   0132559137
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   25 July 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781292040820
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS 1. Structures: An Overview 2. Principles of Mechanics 3. Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design PART II: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 4. Trusses 5. Funicular Structures: Cables and Arches 6. Beams 7. Members in Compression: Columns 8. Continuous Structures: Beams 9. Continuous Structures: Rigid Frames 10. Plate and Grid Structures 11. Membrane and Net Structures 12. Shell Structures PART III: PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN 13. Structural Elements and Grids: General Design Strategies 14. Structural Systems: Design for Lateral Loadings 15. Structural Systems: Constructional Approaches 16. Structural Connections Appendices 1. Conversions 2. Nonconcurrent Force Systems 3. Moments of Distributed Loads 4. Centroids 5. Moments of Inertia 6. Bending Stresses in Beams 7. Shearing Stresses in Beams 8. Moment-Curvature Relations 9. Deflections 10. Moment-Area Theorems: Slopes and Deflections 11. Other Methods of Analyzing Indeterminate Structures 12. Reinforced-Concrete Beams: Detailed U.S. Design Procedures 13. Critical Buckling Loads for Compression Members 14. Code Compliant Design of Timber Columns 15. Computer-Based Methods of Analysis: Force and Matrix-Displacement Techniques 16. Computer-Based Methods of Analysis: Finite-Element Techniques 17. Typical U.S. Steel Shapes: Properties 18. Typical Material Properties

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