Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of Structural Analysis is a basic undergraduate textbook which is divided into five distinct but related parts exploring sequentially and comprehensively the basic and advanced concepts of structural mechanics.Part 1 introduces the basic concepts of structure, loading and response. Parts 2 and 3 deal respectively with various methods of finding the force response and displacement response of statically determinate structures. Parts 4 and 5 explore various methods of analysing indeterminate structures by force and displacement methods respectively. In this second edition, the contents have been revised and made up-to-date.Many issues related to the finer aspects of the theory are explored in detail. This includes numerous applications, including short-cut methods of analyzing indeterminate structures. Topics that are commonly ill-understood by engineers, such as the principle of virtual work, energy methods and displacement methods, are discussed here with emphasis on clarity in understanding and developing a physical 'feel'. The main objective is to enable the student to have a good grasp of all the fundamental issues in this subject, besides enjoying the learning process, and developing analytical and intuitive skills.
