Structural Analysis [antikvár]

• ' í -?a Preface This book is intended to provide the student with a clear and thorough presentation of the theory and application of structural analysis. Emphasis is placed on developing the student's ability to both model and analyze a truss, beam, or frame. To achieve this objective, the contents of each chapter are arranged into sections with specific topics categorized by bold-faced headings. Discussions relevant to a particular theory are brief yet thorough. In most cases this is followed by a "procedure for analysis" guide which provides the student with a systematic approach for applying the theory. The example problems are solved using this outlined method in order to clarify its numerical application. Most of the problems in the book depict realistic situations encountered in practice. It is hoped that this realism will both stimulate the student's interest in structural analysis and provide a means for developing the skill to reduce any such problem from its physical description to a model or symbolic representation to which the appropriate theory can be applied. Both SI and FPS units are used throughout the book. The problems are presented at the end of each chapter and are arranged so as to cover the material in sequential order; moreover, for any topic the arrangement is in order of increasing difficulty. The intent here has been to develop problems which test the student's ability to apply the theory, while keeping in mind that those problems that involve tedious calculations can be relegated to a computer analysis. The answers to all but every fourth problem, which is indicated by an asterisk, are listed in the back of the book. The book is arranged into three distinct parts. The classical methods of analysis are covered in the first two parts titled "Statically Determinate Structures" and "Statically Indeterminate Structures." The third part of the book involves "Matrix Methods for Structural Analysis." During recent years there has been a growing emphasis on using computers to analyze structures by matrix analysis. These developments are most welcomed since they relieve