Fundamentals of Structural Engineering

• Main Authors: Connor, Jerome J. (Author), Faraji, Susan. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Architecture.; Engineering mathematics.; Mechanical engineering.; Civil engineering.; Structural Mechanics.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Civil Engineering.; Architecture, general.; Basics of Construction.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3262-3

Fundamentals of Structural Engineering provides a balanced, seamless treatment of both classic, analytic methods and contemporary, computer-based techniques for conceptualizing and designing a structure. The books principle goal is to foster an intuitive understanding of structural behavior based o...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Statically Determinate Structures
• Introduction to Structural Engineering
• Statically Determinate Truss Structures
• Statically Determinate Beams
• Statically Determinate Plane Frames
• Cable Structures
• Statically Determinate Curved Members
• Shallow Foundations
• Vertical Retaining Wall Structures
• Part II Statically Indeterminate Structures
• The Force Method
• The Displacement Method
• Approximate Methods for Estimating Forces in Statically Indeterminate Structures
• Finite Element Displacement Method for Framed Structures
• Multi-Span Horizontal Structures
• Lateral Load Issues for Buildings
• Vertical Loads on Multi-Story Buildings.