1st Edition
Understanding Structures An Introduction to Structural Analysis
364 Pages
588 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
368 Pages
588 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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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... Read more
Trusses
What is a Truss?
Bar in Tension or Compression
Symmetrical Truss with Two Elements of Equal Size at 90°
Symmetrical Truss with Two Elements at Various Orientations
Unsymmetrical Truss with Two Elements
Truss with Three Members
Hands-on Approach to Truss Design
Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses
Stable Trusses
Building a Truss
Problems
Moments and Deflections in Cantilever Beams
What is a Bending Moment?
What is a Shear Force?
What is a Distributed Load?
What is a Couple?
The Effects of Moment on Stresses in a Beam
The Effects of Moment on Strains in a Beam
Deformation of a Beam—Spring Model
Deformation of a Beam—Continuously Deformable Model
Moment and Deflections in Simply Supported Beams
The Effect of a Concentrated Load on Shear, Moment, and Deflection
The Effect of Several Concentrated Loads on Shear, Moment, and Deflection
Similarities between Beam and Truss Response
Construction and Test of a Timber Beam
Bending and Shear Stresses
First Moment
Second Moment and Section Modulus
Construction and Test of a Styrofoam Beam
Shear Stress
Frames
Introductory Concepts
A Simple Bent
A Portal Frame
Statically Indeterminate Frame
Multistory Frame
Three-Hinged Frame
Buckling
Simple Models
Continuously Deformable Model
Problems
List of Symbols
Index
What is a Truss?
Bar in Tension or Compression
Symmetrical Truss with Two Elements of Equal Size at 90°
Symmetrical Truss with Two Elements at Various Orientations
Unsymmetrical Truss with Two Elements
Truss with Three Members
Hands-on Approach to Truss Design
Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses
Stable Trusses
Building a Truss
Problems
Moments and Deflections in Cantilever Beams
What is a Bending Moment?
What is a Shear Force?
What is a Distributed Load?
What is a Couple?
The Effects of Moment on Stresses in a Beam
The Effects of Moment on Strains in a Beam
Deformation of a Beam—Spring Model
Deformation of a Beam—Continuously Deformable Model
Moment and Deflections in Simply Supported Beams
The Effect of a Concentrated Load on Shear, Moment, and Deflection
The Effect of Several Concentrated Loads on Shear, Moment, and Deflection
Similarities between Beam and Truss Response
Construction and Test of a Timber Beam
Bending and Shear Stresses
First Moment
Second Moment and Section Modulus
Construction and Test of a Styrofoam Beam
Shear Stress
Frames
Introductory Concepts
A Simple Bent
A Portal Frame
Statically Indeterminate Frame
Multistory Frame
Three-Hinged Frame
Buckling
Simple Models
Continuously Deformable Model
Problems
List of Symbols
Index
Biography
Sozen, Mete A.; Ichinose, Toshikatsu
