Structures, 3rd ed.

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Structures, 3rd ed.
Author: Schodek, Daniel L.

Cover: Hard cover
Pages: 500
List Price: $119.50
Published by Prentice Hall
Date Published: 07/1997
ISBN: 0136196934

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS.: 1. Structures: An Overview.; 2. Principles of Mechanics.; 3. Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design.
II. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS.: 4. Trusses.; 5. Funicular Structures: Cables and Arches.; 6. Members in Bending: Simple Beams.; 7. Members in Compression: Columns.; 8. Continuous Structures: Beams.; 9. Continuous Structures: Rigid Frames.; 10. Plate and Grid Structures.; 11. Membrane and Net Structures.; 12. Shell Structures.
III. PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN.: 13. Structural Grids and Patterns: General Planning and Design.; 14. Structural Systems: Design for Lateral Loadings.; 15. Structural Systems: Constructional Approaches.; 16. Structural Connections.
APPENDICES.: 1. Conversions.; 2. Nonconcurrent Force Systems.; 3. Centroids.; 4. Moments of Inertia.; 5. Bending Stresses in Beams.; 6. Shearing Stresses in Beams.; 7. Moment-Curvature Relations.; 8. Deflections.; 9. Moment-Area Theorems: Slopes and Deflections.; 10. Double-Integration Methods of Analyzing Indeterminate Structures.; 11. Deflection Methods of Analyzing Indeterminate Structures.; 12. Matrix Displacement Methods (or Stiffness Methods).; 13. Finite-Element Techniques.; 14. Critical Buckling Loads for Compression Members.; 15. Properties.; 16. Typical Material Properties.
Index.