Understanding structures : an introduction to structural analysis /: an introduction to structural analysis. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mete A. Sozen, Toshikatsu Ichinose.
• Other Names: Sozen, Mete A (Mete Avni), 1930-2018; Ichinose, Toshikatsu
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (368 pages), (588 illustrations)
• Subjects: 624.171; Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420068672; 1420068679
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