Structural analysis : a historical approach / Jacques Heyman.
This volume provides a concise, historical review of the methods of structural analysis and design - from Galileo in the seventeenth century, to the present day. Through it, students in structural engineering and professional engineers will gain a deeper understanding of the theory behind the modern...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1998.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Table of contents Publisher description |
| Summary: | This volume provides a concise, historical review of the methods of structural analysis and design - from Galileo in the seventeenth century, to the present day. Through it, students in structural engineering and professional engineers will gain a deeper understanding of the theory behind the modern software packages they use daily in structural design. This book also offers the reader a lucid examination of the process of structural analysis and how it relates to modern design. The first three chapters cover questions about the strength of materials, and how to calculate local effects. An account is then given of the development of the equations of elastic flexure and buckling, followed by a separate chapter on masonry arches. Three chapters on the overall behaviour of elastic structures lead to a discussion of plastic behaviour, and a final chapter indicates that there are still problems needing solution. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 174 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511529589 9780511529580 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511529580 |