Basic Structures for Engineers and Architects
Published on 25. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-4051-2053-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides students of civil engineering and architecture with a grounding in the fundamentals of structures, and a 'feel' for the way buildings behave structurally. The book aims to explain structural concepts clearly, using analogies and examples to illustrate the points, and it expresses mathematical aspects of the subject in a straightforward way. Fully worked solutions to examples available online for readers.
Reviews / Votes
'Philip Garrison approaches the subject in a gentle user-friendly style with clear explanations and numerous explanatory diagrams supported by well-worked examples and a number of exercises.' Building Engineer January 2006 'This book is well thought out, well written and would provide a good introduction to basic principles.It is aimed at those just starting their studies, but would be useful to those requiring a recap of first principles.' The Structural Engineer Augsut 2006More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
163
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 173 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-2053-1 (9781405120531)
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Content
What is structural engineering?; Learn the language: a simple explanation of terms used by structural engineers; How do structures (and parts of structures) behave?; Units of measurement: force, mass, weight, and all the rest; Loading - dead or alive; Equilibrium - a balanced approach; More about forces: resultants and components; Moments; Reactions; Different types of support - and what's a pin?; A few words about stability; Introduction to the analysis of pin-jointed frames; Method of resolution at joints; Method of sections; Graphical methods; Shear force and bending moments; This thing called stress; Direct (and shear) stress; Bending stress; Combined bending and axial stress; Structural materials: concrete, steel, timber and masonry; More on materials; How far can I span?; Calculating those loads