Understanding Structures: Analysis, Materials, Design

ISBN-13: 9781137376565 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 344 str.

Derek Seward

Opis

A highly illustrated text explaining the fundamentals of structural analysis, materials and design in one integrated volume. It focuses on the process of design using real data and avoiding a mathematical approach to encourage a feel and awareness for the physical behaviour of structures. Updated for the Eurocode.

Spis treści

1. Design  2. Basics  3. Materials  4. Loads  5. Pin-jointed Trusses  6. Tension  7. Beams  8. Compression  9. Combined Axial and Bending Stresses  10. Torsion  11. Connections  12. Arches and Portal Frames  13. Foundations and Retaining Walls  14. Deflection  15. Indeterminate Structures and Components.

O autorze

Derek Seward is Lecturer in Engineering at Lancaster University, UK. He began his career as a design engineer, and has previously worked as a principal engineer (structures) for a local authority.

Blurb

The fifth edition of Understanding Structures remains the most accessible introduction to structural engineering for undergraduate students of civil engineering, building, surveying and architecture. It introduces you to structural analysis, materials and design, illustrating each stage with a wealth of examples, so that you can understand the real-life applications of your knowledge.

Understanding Structures
- Features a wealth of high quality illustrations and diagrams
- Includes end-of-chapter summaries and exercises to reinforce and test your knowledge
- Uses an enhanced student-friendly page layout

The fifth edition is fully up to date with the Eurocodes, and is an ideal introductory text for students of engineering and construction wanting to understand structural analysis, materials and design.
 
Solutions to the end of chapter questions are available on the book's companion website at www.palgrave.com/engineering/seward