Understanding structures : an introduction to structural analysis / Mete A. Sozen, Toshikatsu Ichinose.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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. nbsp;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.

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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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Chapter 1 Trusses (p. 1)
• 1.1 What Is a Truss? (p. 1)
• 1.2 Bar in Tension or Compression (p. 3)
• 1.3 Symmetrical Truss with Two Elements of Equal Size at 90[degree] (p. 16)
• 1.4 Symmetrical Truss with Two Elements at Various Orientations (p. 25)
• 1.5 Unsymmetrical Truss with Two Elements (p. 31)
• 1.6 Truss with Three Members (p. 39)
• 1.7 Hands-on Approach to Truss Design (p. 51)
• 1.8 Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses (p. 58)
• 1.9 Stable Trusses (p. 68)
• 1.10 Building a Truss (p. 72)
• 1.11 Problems (p. 73)
• Chapter 2 Moments and Deflections in Cantilever Beams (p. 79)
• 2.1 What Is a Bending Moment? (p. 79)
• 2.2 What Is a Shear Force? (p. 89)
• 2.3 What Is a Distributed Load? (p. 106)
• 2.4 What Is a Couple? (p. 118)
• 2.5 The Effects of Moment on Stresses in a Beam (p. 123)
• 2.6 The Effects of Moment on Strains in a Beam (p. 130)
• 2.7 Deformation of a Beam-Spring Model (p. 135)
• 2.8 Deformation of a Beam-Continuously Deformable Model (p. 143)
• 2.9 Problems (p. 156)
• Chapter 3 Moments and Deflections in Simply Supported Beams (p. 161)
• 3.1 The Effect of a Concentrated Load on Shear, Moment, and Deflection (p. 161)
• 3.2 The Effect of Several Concentrated Loads on Shear, Moment, and Deflection (p. 171)
• 3.3 Similarities between Beam and Truss Response (p. 181)
• 3.4 Construction and Test of a Timber Beam (p. 188)
• 3.5 Problems (p. 194)
• Chapter 4 Bending and Shear Stresses (p. 199)
• 4.1 First Moment (p. 199)
• 4.2 Second Moment and Section Modulus (p. 206)
• 4.3 Construction and Test of a Styrofoam Beam (p. 216)
• 4.4 Shear Stress (p. 218)
• 4.5 Problems (p. 225)
• Chapter 5 Frames (p. 227)
• 5.1 Introductory Concepts (p. 227)
• 5.2 A Simple Bent (p. 236)
• 5.3 A Portal Frame (p. 251)
• 5.4 Statically Indeterminate Frame (p. 261)
• 5.5 Multistory Frame (p. 271)
• 5.6 Three-Hinged Frame (p. 279)
• 5.7 Problems (p. 286)
• Chapter 6 Buckling (p. 291)
• 6.1 Simple Models (p. 291)
• 6.2 Continuously Deformable Model (p. 302)
• 6.3 Problems (p. 309)
• Answers to Problems (p. 311)
• List of Symbols (p. 341)
• Users Manual for GOYA (p. 341)
• Index (p. 347)