Structural Analysis
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Structural Analysis

Principles, Methods and Modelling

Gianluca Ranzi, Raymond Ian Gilbert

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Structural Analysis

Principles, Methods and Modelling

Gianluca Ranzi, Raymond Ian Gilbert

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  • An in-depth treatment of the subject using numerous worked examples.
  • "Reflection points" for each chapter which invite the reader to look into the details of the procedures described or to extend the applicability of the methods to other kinds of problem.
  • MATLAB® files provided (via companion website) which enable the reader to follow all the worked examples in the book with no prior knowledge of MATLAB required. This way, readers can gain both a familiarity with the basic concepts of structural analysis programming and a clear understanding of the underlying solution process.
  • Numerous problems with solutions provided.

A solutions manual, detailed PowerPointTM presentations for each chapter, and electronic versions of figures from the book are available with qualifying course adoption.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781482223545
Edition
1
Structural 
analysis 
consequently 
no 
shear 
forces. 
If 
you 
are 
unfamiliar 
with 
the 
concepts 
of 
bending 
moment 
and 
shear 
force, 
do 
not 
worry 
as 
they 
are 
introduced 
and 
explained 
in 
Chapters 
and 
3.
If 
you 
now 
hold 
the 
same 
ruler 
at 
one 
end 
only 
and 
apply 
downward 
force 
with 
your 
fingertip 
at 
the 
other 
end, 
as 
shown 
in 
Figure 
1.4b, 
each 
cross-sections 
of 
the 
ruler 
will 
be 
subjected 
to 
constant 
shear 
force 
and 
the 
bending 
moment 
increases 
linearly 
with 
distance 
from 
the 
applied 
downward 
load. 
beam 
can 
also 
be 
subjected 
to 
torsion 
or 
twisting 
about 
Figure 
1.3 
Example 
of 
struts 
and 
ties. 
(a) 
Struts 
supporting 
shelf 
from 
below. 
(b) 
Ties 
supporting 
shelf 
from 
above.
Figure 
1.4 
Example 
of 
line 
elements 
acting 
as 
beams 
or 
girders. 
(a) 
Constant 
moment. 
(b) 
Shear 
force 
and 
varying. 
(c) 
Constant 
torsion.

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