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Structural and Stress Analysis

Structural analysis is the corner stone of civil engineering and all students must obtain a thorough understanding of the techniques available to analyse and predict stress in any… Read more

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Structural analysis is the corner stone of civil engineering and all students must obtain a thorough understanding of the techniques available to analyse and predict stress in any structure. This text provides the student with a comprehensive introduction to all types of structural and stress analysis. Starting from an explanation of the basic principles of statics, normal and shear force and bending moments and torsion. It goes on to examine the different structures in which consideration of these is paramount, from simple pin joints to suspension cables. The properties of materials are outlined and all aspects of beam theory are examined in full. Finally the author discusses the key area of instability in structures.

Virtually no prior knowledge of structures is assumed and students requiring an accessible and comprehensive insight into stress analysis will find no better book available.

Key features

*Ofers a comprehensive overview of structural analysis
*Invaluable to undergraduate civil engineers
*Numerous worked examples and problems

Readership

Ideal for undergraduate students in civil engineering. Will also be suitable for HND engineers.

Table of contents

Introduction * Principles of statics * Normal force, shear force, bending moment and torsion * Analysis of pin-jointed trusses * Cables * Arches * Stress and strain * Properties of engineering materials * Bending of beams * Shear of beams * Torsion of beams * Composite beams * Deflection of beams * Complex stress and strain * Virtual work and energy methods * Analysis of statically indeterminate structures * Influence lines * Structural instability * Index.

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About the author

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T.H.G. Megson

T.H.G. Megson was a professor emeritus with the Department of Civil Engineering at Leeds University (UK). For Elsevier he wrote the market leading Butterworth Heinemann textbooks Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students and Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis (a briefer derivative of the aircraft structures book), as well as the text/ref hybrid Structural and Stress Analysis.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, Leeds University, UK (deceased)