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An Introduction to Mechanics. For 40 years, Kleppner and Kolenkow’s classic text has introduced stu- dents to the principles of mechanics. Now brought up-to-date, this re- vised and improved Second Edition is ideal for classical mechanics courses for first- and second-year undergraduates with foundation skills in mathematics.
By Kevin Lee
Ancient architects had to be mathematicians because architecture was part of mathematics. Using math and design principles, they built pyramids and other structures that stand today. Because angles are an intricate part of nature, sines, cosines and tangents are a few of the trigonometry functions ancient and modern architects use in their work. Surveyors also use trigonometry to examine land and determine its boundaries and size. Although surveyors perform this task, architects may rely on surveys when designing structures.
Gleaning Important Information From Triangles
One of the most common architectural uses for trigonometry is determining a structure's height. For example, architects can use the tangent function to compute a building's height if they know their distance from the structure and the angle between their eyes and the building's top; clinometers can help you measure those angles. These are old devices, but newer ones use digital technology to provide more accurate readings. You can also compute a structure's distance if you know a clinometer angle and the structure's height.
Basic Structural Theory
In addition to designing the way a structure looks, architects must understand forces and loads that act upon those structures. Vectors -- which have a starting point, magnitude and direction -- enable you to define those forces and loads. An architect can use trigonometric functions to work with vectors and compute loads and forces. For instance, you can use sine and cosine functions determine a vector's components if you express it terms of the angle it forms relative to an axis.
Truss Analysis and Trigonometry
Designing structures that can handle load forces applied to them is important for architects. They often use trusses in their design to transfer a structure's load forces to some form of support. A truss is like a beam but lighter and more efficient. You can use trigonometry and vectors to calculate forces that are at work in trusses. An architect may need to determine stresses at all points in a truss with its diagonal members at a certain angle and known loads attached to different parts of it.
Modern Architects and Technology
Examine a modern city's skyline and you'll probably see a variety of aesthetically pleasing and sometimes unusual buildings. In addition to trigonometry, architects use calculus, geometry and other forms of math to design their creations. Structures not only have to be sound but also must satisfy building regulations. Armed with high-speed computers and sophisticated computer-aided design tools, modern architects harness the full power of mathematics. Unlike ancient architectural wizards, today's architects can create virtual models of projects and tweak them as necessary to create fascinating structures that command attention.
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Fundamentals Of Structural Mechanics
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A solid introduction to basic continuum mechanics, emphasizing variational formulations and numeric computation. The book offers a complete discussion of numerical method techniques used in the study of structural mechanics.
Fundamentals Of Structural Mechanics And Analysis
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This book is a comprehensive presentation of the fundamental aspects of structural mechanics and analysis. It aims to help develop in the students the ability to analyze structures in a simple and logical manner. The major thrust in this book is on energy principles. The text, organized into sixteen chapters, covers the entire syllabus of structural analysis usually prescribed in the undergraduate level civil engineering programme and covered in two courses. The first eight chapters deal with the basic techniques for analysis, based on classical methods, of common determinate structural elements and simple structures. The following eight chapters cover the procedures for analysis of indeterminate structures, with emphasis on the use of modern matrix methods such as flexibility and stiffness methods, including the finite element techniques. Primarily designed as a textbook for undergraduate students of civil engineering, the book will also prove immensely useful for professionals engaged in structural design and engineering.
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Structural Mechanics Fundamentals
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Structural Mechanics Fundamentals gives you a complete and uniform treatment of the most fundamental and essential topics in structural mechanics. Presenting a traditional subject in an updated and modernized way, it merges classical topics with ones that have taken shape in more recent times, such as duality. This book is extensively based on the introductory chapters to the author’s Structural Mechanics: A Unified Approach. Coverage includes: The basic topics of geometry of areas and of kinematics and statics of rigid body systems The mechanics of linear elastic solids—beams, plates, and three-dimensional solids—examined using a matrix approach The analysis of strain and stress around a material point The linear elastic constitutive law, with related Clapeyron’s and Betti’s theorems Kinematic, static, and constitutive equations The implication of the principle of virtual work The Saint Venant problem The theory of beam systems—statically determinate or indeterminate Methods of forces and energy for the examination of indeterminate beam systems The book draws on the author’s many years of teaching experience and features a wealth of illustrations and worked examples to help explain the topics clearly yet rigorously. The book can be used as a text for senior undergraduate or graduate students in structural engineering or architecture and as a valuable reference for researchers and practicing engineers.
Fundamentals Of Structural Engineering
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This updated textbook provides a balanced, seamless treatment of both classic, analytic methods and contemporary, computer-based techniques for conceptualizing and designing a structure. New to the second edition are treatments of geometrically nonlinear analysis and limit analysis based on nonlinear inelastic analysis. Illustrative examples of nonlinear behavior generated with advanced software are included. The book fosters an intuitive understanding of structural behavior based on problem solving experience for students of civil engineering and architecture who have been exposed to the basic concepts of engineering mechanics and mechanics of materials. Distinct from other undergraduate textbooks, the authors of Fundamentals of Structural Engineering, 2/e embrace the notion that engineers reason about behavior using simple models and intuition they acquire through problem solving. The perspective adopted in this text therefore develops this type of intuition by presenting extensive, realistic problems and case studies together with computer simulation, allowing for rapid exploration of how a structure responds to changes in geometry and physical parameters. The integrated approach employed in Fundamentals of Structural Engineering, 2/e make it an ideal instructional resource for students and a comprehensive, authoritative reference for practitioners of civil and structural engineering.
Fundamentals Of Structural Stability
Author : George SimitsesISBN : 9780080507057
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The ability of a structural assembly to carry loads and forces determines how stable it will be over time. Viewing structural assemblages as comprising columns, beams, arches, rings, and plates, this book will introduce the student to both a classical and advanced understanding of the mechanical behavior of such structural systems under load and how modeling the resulting strains can predict the overall future performance—the stability—of that structure. While covering traditional beam theory, the book is more focused on elastica theory in keeping with modern approaches. This text will be an expanded and updated version a similar, previously published book, but with pedagogical improvements and updated analytical methods. This engineering textbook will provide a focused treatment on the study of how structures behave and perform when under stress loading, including plastic deformation and buckling. All advanced engineering students studying engineering mechanics, structural analysis and design, fatigue and failure, and other related subjects need to have this knowledge, and this book will provide it in a thorough and coherent fashion. Written by two of the world’s leading engineering professors in this subject area, the pedagogy has been classroom-tested over many years and should find a receptive readership among both students and instructors. An understandable introduction to the theory of structural stability, useful for a wide variety of engineering disciplines, including mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering Covers both static and dynamic loads, for both conservative and nonconservative systems Emphasizes elastic behavior under loads, including vertical buckling, torsional buckling and nonlinear affects of structural system buckling and stability Case examples to illustrate real-world applications of Stability Theory
Fundamentals Of Structural Analysis
Author : Harry H. WestISBN : 0471513547
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A pedagogically sound treatment concerning the concepts of structural analysis ranging from the classical method to modern matrix techniques. Progresses from simple structure types and analytical procedures to more complex structures and comprehensive methods. Stresses discrete problems of limited scope to demonstrate foundation principles that will facilitate understanding of more inclusive and powerful techniques. Includes both English and SI units.
Fundamentals Of Structural Dynamics
Author : Roy R. CraigISBN : 9781118174449
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From theory and fundamentals to the latest advances in computational and experimental modal analysis, this is the definitive, updated reference on structural dynamics. This edition updates Professor Craig's classic introduction to structural dynamics, which has been an invaluable resource for practicing engineers and a textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in vibrations and/or structural dynamics. Along with comprehensive coverage of structural dynamics fundamentals, finite-element-based computational methods, and dynamic testing methods, this Second Edition includes new and expanded coverage of computational methods, as well as introductions to more advanced topics, including experimental modal analysis and 'active structures.' With a systematic approach, it presents solution techniques that apply to various engineering disciplines. It discusses single degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems, multiple degrees-of-freedom (MDOF) systems, and continuous systems in depth; and includes numeric evaluation of modes and frequency of MDOF systems; direct integration methods for dynamic response of SDOF systems and MDOF systems; and component mode synthesis. Numerous illustrative examples help engineers apply the techniques and methods to challenges they face in the real world. MATLAB(r) is extensively used throughout the book, and many of the .m-files are made available on the book's Web site. Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics, Second Edition is an indispensable reference and 'refresher course' for engineering professionals; and a textbook for seniors or graduate students in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, engineering mechanics, or aerospace engineering.
Applied Structural Mechanics
Author : Hans EschenauerISBN : 9783642592058
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Kundennutzen: Die wichtigsten Grundlagen der linearen Elastizitätstheorie, der Schalen- und Plattentheorie sowie der Strukturoptimierung werden in kompakter Form dargestellt. Zahlreiche Aufgaben und Lösungen helfen dem Leser den dargebotenen Stoff systematisch zu vertiefen.
Introduction To Structural Analysis
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This Book Deals With The Subject Of Structural Analysis Of Statically Determinate Structures Prescribed For The Degree And Diploma Courses Of Various Indian Universities And Polytechnics. It Is Useful As Well For The Students Appearing In Gate, Amie And Various Other Competitive Examinations Like That For Central And State Engineering Services. It Is A Valuable Guide For The Practising Engineers And Other Professionals.The Scope Of The Material Presented In This Book Is Sufficiently Broad To Include All The Basic Principles And Procedures Of Structural Analysis Needed For A Fresh Engineering Student. It Is Also Sufficiently Complete For One To Become Familiar With The Principles Of Mechanics And Proficient In The Use Of The Fundamentals Involved In Structural Analysis Of Simple Determinate Structures. The Book Is Written In Easy To Understand English With Clarity Of Expression And Continuity Of Ideas. The Chapters Have Been Arranged Systematically And The Subject Matter Developed Step By Step From The Very Fundamentals To A Fully Advanced Stage. In Each Chapter, The Design Significance Of Various Concepts And Their Subsequent Applications In Field Problems Have Been Highlighted.The Theory Has Been Profusely Illustrated Through Well Designed Examples Throughout The Book. Several Numerical Problems For Practice Have Also Been Included.