Название: Introduction to Structural Analysis, 1st Edition
Автор: Debabrata Podder, Santanu Chatterjee
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2022
Страниц: 513
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 24.5 MB

This book cover principles of structural analysis without any requirement of prior knowledge of structures or equations. Starting from the basic principles of equilibrium of forces and moments, all other subsequent theories of structural analysis have been discussed logically. Divided into two major parts, this book discusses basics of mechanics and principles of degrees of freedom upon which the entire paradigm rests followed by analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures. Energy method of structural analysis is also included. Worked out examples are provided in each chapter to explain the concept and to solve real life structural analysis along with solutions manual. Aimed at undergraduate/senior undergraduate students in civil, structural and construction engineering, it:

Deals with basic level of the structural analysis (i.e., types of structures and loads, material and section properties up to the standard level including analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures)
Focuses on generalized coordinate system, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, as an alternative form of studying the subject
Introduces structural indeterminacy and degrees of freedom with large number of worked out examples
Covers fundamentals of matrix theory of structural analysis
Reviews energy principles and their relationship to calculating structural deflections

No matter how much theory we study, it is very important to go through as many examples as possible to get hands-on experience toward solving the problems with theoretical background that can only be understood by going through the chapters. That is why we have also included solved examples on various problems in different chapters as well as in the Appendix section, so that students can practice on their own by studying the text first and then understanding the examples.

This book is mostly self-contained. Preliminary ideas about elastic properties and some ideas of basic calculus and partial derivatives that are mostly taught at the first year or second year of degree courses in universities and colleges are assumed to be known. Apart from that, this book can be studied without taking references to other books or materials. However, for more solved examples and more advanced ideas on these topics, students are advised to go through any book provided in the bibliography section as they wish.