Author : David Brohn
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,17 MB
Release : 2008-02
Category : Structural analysis (Engineering)
ISBN : 9780955631108
With computers increasingly used to teach students structural design, there is a perception that students are losing a basic understanding of structural design. This text addresses the problem by encouraging basic understanding of the subject.
Author : Mete A. Sozen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1420068679
Before structural mechanics became the common language of structural engineers, buildings were built based on observed behavior, with every new solution incurring high levels of risk. Today, the pendulum has swung in the other direction. The web of structural mechanics is so finely woven that it hides the role of experience in design, again leading to high levels of risk. Understanding Structures brings the art and science of structures into the environment of a computer game. The book imparts a basic understanding of how buildings and bridges resist gravity, wind, and earthquake loads. Its interactive presentation of topics spans elementary concepts of force in trusses to bending of beams and the response of multistory, multi-bay frames. Formulate Graphical and Quantitative Solutions with GOYA The companion software, GOYA, runs easily on any java-enabled system. This interactive learning environment allows engineers to obtain quick and instructive graphical and quantitative solutions to many problems in structures. Simulation is critical to the design and construction of safe structures. Using GOYA and the tools within Understanding Structures, engineers can enhance their overall understanding of structure response as well as expedite the process of safe structure design.
Author : Derek Seward
Publisher : Palgrave
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
This text explains structural analysis, materials and design. By adopting an integrated approach, the author aims to increase the motivation of the reader, since the relevance of the theory is explained by applying the principles of structural analysis and design to realistic examples.
Author : Wai-Fah Chen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1439827117
In our world of seemingly unlimited computing, numerous analytical approaches to the estimation of stress, strain, and displacement-including analytical, numerical, physical, and analog techniques-have greatly advanced the practice of engineering. Combining theory and experimentation, computer simulation has emerged as a third path for engineering
Author : Derek Seward
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Buildings
ISBN : 9780230212633
Explains the fundamentals of structural analysis, materials and design. This book focuses on the process of design using real data and avoiding a mathematical approach to encourage a feel and awareness for the physical behaviour of structures.
Author : Jacques Heyman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,76 MB
Release : 1998-05-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0521622492
This volume provides a concise, historical review of the methods of structural analysis and design - from Galileo in the seventeenth century, to the present day. Through it, students in structural engineering and professional engineers will gain a deeper understanding of the theory behind the modern software packages they use daily in structural design. This book also offers the reader a lucid examination of the process of structural analysis and how it relates to modern design. The first three chapters cover questions about the strength of materials, and how to calculate local effects. An account is then given of the development of the equations of elastic flexure and buckling, followed by a separate chapter on masonry arches. Three chapters on the overall behaviour of elastic structures lead to a discussion of plastic behaviour, and a final chapter indicates that there are still problems needing solution.
Author : Thomas E. Boothby
Publisher : ASCE Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Building, Iron and steel
ISBN : 9780784413838
Boothby presents a comprehensive explanation of the empirical, graphical, and analytical design techniques used during the late nineteenth century in the construction of both buildings and bridges in wood, stone, brick, and iron.
Author : S. D. Rajan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2000-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 047131997X
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.
Author : David Blockley
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 39,89 MB
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0191652083
Have you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner? Everything has structure. Structure is the difference between a random pile of components and a fully functional object. Through structure the parts connect to make the whole. Natural structures vary from the very smallest part of an atom to the entire cosmology of the universe. Man-made structures include buildings, bridges, dams, ships, aeroplanes, rockets, trains, cars and fair-ground rides and all forms of artefacts, even large artistic sculptures. The wide range of different industries in which structural engineers work includes construction, transport, manufacturing, and aerospace. In this Very Short Introduction, David Blockley explores, in non-technical language, what structural engineering is all about, including examples ranging from the Shard in London and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to jumbo jets like the A380 and the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Srinivasan Chandrasekaran
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 31,9 MB
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0429676425
Building structures are unique in the field of engineering, as they pose challenges in the development and conceptualization of their design. As more innovative structural forms are envisioned, detailed analyses using computer tools are inevitable. This book enables readers to gain an overall understanding of computer-aided analysis of various types of structural forms using advanced tools such as MATLAB®. Detailed descriptions of the fundamentals are explained in a "classroom" style, which will make the content more user-friendly and easier to understand. Basic concepts are emphasized through simple illustrative examples and exercises, and analysis methodologies and guidelines are explained through numerous example problems.
