Publisher's Synopsis
The main objective of the book is to acquant the engineers about the computer based techniques used in structural analysis. This textbook is primarily written as a basic learning tool for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the departments dealing with the mechanics of solids and structural systems. The materials of the book have been presented in sufficiently simple manner. Based on the knowledge of classical methods of sturctural analysis, the reader is introduced to "Matrix and the Finite Element Methods" and then exposed to advanced topics in a more gradual manner. A large number of diagrams and illustrations help in understanding the text better. The book presents "Matrix finite structural analysis and computer implementation in a unified and integrated manner. Computer programs and structural analysis have progressed side by side throughout the text as the matter presented in the text are primarily meant for large sized structures. All the computer codes presented are in two languages "FORTRAN" AND "C".
