Introducing Structures
eBook - PDF

Introducing Structures

A Textbook for Students of Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Architecture

  1. 302 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Introducing Structures

A Textbook for Students of Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Architecture

About this book

Introducing Structures: A Textbook for Students of Civil and Structural Engineering, Building, and Architecture focuses on the processes of designing structures for particular functions, taking into consideration the structural integrity of such structures. The textbook first offers information on structural materials and structural action of cables and arches, including statically determinate and indeterminate structures, cable or chain structures, and arches. The book then takes a look at the structural integrity of trusses and beams and other topics, such as collapse; flow of stress; flexural instability; prestressing; and plates, shells, and cable structures. The publication examines the structural composition of multi-story buildings, including foundations and general observations on structural action. The book then takes a look at structural design and structural failures and their lessons. Firmness, loads, strength, and task of designers are underscored. The textbook is a fine reference for civil and structural engineering and architecture students.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Introducing Structures
  3. Copyright page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. CHAPTER 1. Introduction
  7. CHAPTER 2. Structural Materials
  8. CHAPTER 3. Structural Action: Cables and Arches
  9. CHAPTER 4. Trusses and Beams
  10. CHAPTER 5. Collapse
  11. CHAPTER 6. Flow of Stress
  12. CHAPTER 7. Flexural Instability
  13. CHAPTER 8. Prestressing
  14. CHAPTER 9. Plates, Shells, and Cable Structures
  15. CHAPTER 10. Multi-Storey Buildings; Foundations;General Remarks on Structural Action
  16. CHAPTER 11. Structural Design
  17. CHAPTER 12. Some Structural Failures and Their Lessons
  18. Glossary
  19. Further Reading
  20. Index