ABSTRACT

This comprehensive textbook combines classical and matrix-based methods of structural analysis and develops them concurrently. It is widely used by civil and structural engineering lecturers and students because of its clear and thorough style and content. The text is used for undergraduate and graduate courses and serves as reference in structural engineering practice. With its six translations, the book is used internationally, independent of codes of practice and regardless of the adopted system of units.

Now in its seventh edition:

  • the introductory background material has been reworked and enhanced
  • throughout, and particularly in early chapters, explanatory notes, new examples and problems are inserted for more clarity., along with 160 examples and 430 problems with solutions.
  • dynamic analysis of structures, and applications to vibration and earthquake problems, are presented in new sections and in two new chapters
  • the companion website provides an enlarged set of 16 computer programs to assist in teaching and learning linear and nonlinear structural analysis. The source code, an executable file, input example(s) and a brief manual are provided for each program.

chapter 1|45 pages

Structural analysis modeling

An Introductory Overview

chapter 2|37 pages

Statically determinate structures

Mechanical Methods

chapter 3|22 pages

Introduction to the analysis of statically indeterminate structures

Mechanical Methods

chapter 4|39 pages

Force method of analysis

Mechanical Methods

chapter 5|25 pages

Displacement method of analysis

Mechanical Methods

chapter |42 pages

Use of force and displacement methods

chapter |26 pages

Strain energy and virtual work

chapter |23 pages

Further energy theorems

chapter 12|27 pages

Influence lines

chapter 14|39 pages

Analysis of shear-wall structures

chapter 15|24 pages

Method of finite differences

chapter 16|30 pages

Finite-element method

chapter 17|32 pages

Further development of finite-element method

chapter 19|27 pages

Yield-line and strip methods for slabs

chapter 20|48 pages

Structural dynamics 1

chapter 21|31 pages

Response of structures to earthquakes 1

chapter 23|27 pages

Computer analysis of framed structures

chapter 24|27 pages

Implementation of computer analysis

chapter 25|41 pages

Nonlinear analysis

chapter 26|19 pages

Reliability analysis of structures 1

chapter 27|6 pages

Computer programs