Advanced Structural Mechanics [Paperback]

1. Plane frames 2. Statically indeterminate beam systems: Method of displacements 3. Shells and membranes 4. Finite element method 5. Dynamics of discrete systems 6. Dynamics of continuous systems 7. Instability of elastic equilibrium 8. Theory of plasticity 9. Plane stress and plane strain conditions 10. Mechanics of fracture 11. Long-span structures 12. High-rise buildings. Appendices A. Shape functions B. Application of the finite element method to diffusion problems C. Initial strains and residual stresses D. Plane elasticity with couple stresses E. Rotating circular disk F. Thermal stress in a circular disk

Building on the authors Structural Mechanics Fundamentals, this text presents a complete and uniform treatment of the more advanced topics in structural mechanics, ranging from beam frames to shell structures, from dynamics to nonlinear analysis, from fracture mechanics to long-span and high-rise civil structures. Topics include: plane

Building on the authors Structural Mechanics Fundamentals, this text presents a complete and uniform treatment of the more advanced topics in structural mechanics, ranging from beam frames to shell structures, from dynamics to buckling analysis, from plasticity to fracture mechanics, from long-span to high-rise civil structures.

Plane frames

Statically indeterminate beam systems: Method of displacements

Plates and shells

Finite element method

Dynamics of discrete systems

Dynamics of continuous elastic systems

Buckling instability

Long-span structures

High-rise structures

Theory of plasticity

Plane stress and plane strain conditions

Mechanics of fracture

This book serves as a text for graduate students in structural engil3²