Introduction to Structural Analysis & Design [Paperback]

This book is an introductory text on structural analysis and structural design. While the emphasis is on fundamental concepts, the ideas are reinforced through a combination of limited versatile classical techniques and numerical methods. Structural analysis and structural design including optimal design are strongly linked through design examples.Determinate Structural Systems.

Structural Design Fundamentals.

Computation of Deflections.

Indeterminate Structural Systems.

Matrix-Based Numerical Methods of Structural Analysis.

Computer-Based Structural Analysis.

Optimum Structural Design.

Design of Steel and Concrete Structures.

Bibliography.

Answers to Selected Problems.

Appendices.

Index.

S. D. Rajan is the author of Introduction to Structural Analysis & Design, published by Wiley.All the tools you need to master Structural Analysis and DesignClear explanations of basic concepts, a healthy balance between classical and modern numerical methods, modeling of structural systems, computer programs and tools—these are the keys to a mastering Structural Analysis and Design. Now they are all at your fingertips in this text.

With a constant focus on the fundamentals, Introduction to Structural Analysis & Design takes you step-by-step through the entire design process--from turning a client's requirement into a mathematical model of the structural systems, to analyzing and evaluating the performance of the proposed structure, to the process of redesign.

Throughout, the text concentrates on a limited set of highly versatile and powerful classical techniques and numerical methods, so you can master what's currently being used in the field today. Numerous examples establish a strong link bl3‚