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Structural Analysis & Selected Topics

by Mohammed Bin Salem

644 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); illustrated; catalogue #06-0364; ISBN 1-4120-8608-6; US$68.00, C$68.00, EUR46.45, £35.11

The main goal of this book is to help students understand the structural analysis topics through numerical examples that explain the theory behind these topics.

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Structural analysis is an integral and essential component of any degree program in civil or structural engineering. This text equips students with all they need to know about structural analysis, comprehensively satisfying the textbook requirements of the entire undergraduate curriculum in structural analysis.

The book enables the student to obtain a thorough understanding of the techniques available to analyze structures. The material is presented in a clear and readable style. The book minimizes theoretical derivations and presents a wealth of simple and practical examples.

Among the topics addressed are:

• Introduction
• Reaction calculation for simple and compound structures
• Plane truss analysis
• Shear and moment diagrams analysis
• Deflection analysis for determinate structures
• Influence line analysis for determinate structures under moving loads.
• Analysis of three-hinged arches and cables under a number of loading types.
• Classical analysis methods for indeterminate structures
• Matrix analysis methods for indeterminate structures
• Introduction to a number of selected topics related to structural analysis

Structural Analysis & Selected Topics provides students with a complete and indispensable guide to all aspects of structural analysis. It also offers an ideal reference to the subject for graduates and professionals.

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About the Author

Dr. Mohammed Bin Salem is currently an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Qatar University. In 1992 he received his Ph. D in Civil Engineering from the Catholic University of America. His research and teaching interests include structural analysis, design of concrete structures, earthquake response of structures, and analytical modeling of structures.

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