Structural Analysis

Klappentext A concise, historical review of the methods of structural analysis and design - from Galileo in the seventeenth century, to the present day. Zusammenfassung This volume provides a concise! historical review of the methods of structural analysis and design - from Galileo in the seventeenth century! to the present day. Through it! students in structural engineering and professional engineers will gain a deeper understanding of the modern software packages they use daily! and how structural analysis relates to modern design. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Galileo's problem; 2. The moment of resistance; 3. The effect of shear; 4. Elastic flexure and buckling; 5. The masonry arch; 6. Elastic beams and frames; 7. The trussed framework; 8. Scholium 1; 9. Plastic theory; 10. Scholium 2; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index.

Résumé
This volume provides a concise, historical review of the methods of structural analysis and design - from Galileo in the seventeenth century, to the present day. Through it, students in structural engineering and professional engineers will gain a deeper understanding of the modern software packages they use daily, and how structural analysis relates to modern design.

Contenu

Preface; 1. Galileo's problem; 2. The moment of resistance; 3. The effect of shear; 4. Elastic flexure and buckling; 5. The masonry arch; 6. Elastic beams and frames; 7. The trussed framework; 8. Scholium 1; 9. Plastic theory; 10. Scholium 2; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index.