Research Catalog

Title

Structures / Daniel L. Schodek.

Author

Schodek, Daniel L., 1941-

Publication

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©2001.

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Details

Description

xvi, 581 pages : illustrations; 24 cm +

Summary

CD-ROM contains: Executable and Shockwave.

Subject

• Structural analysis (Engineering)
• Structural design
• structural analysis
• Tragwerk

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows 98, NT 4.0, MacOS 8.3.

Contents

pt. I. Introductory Concepts -- 1. Structures: An Overview -- 2. Principles of Mechanics -- 3. Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design -- pt. II. Analysis and Design of Structural Elements -- 4. Trusses -- 5. Funicular Structures: Cables and Arches -- 6. Members in Bending: Simple Beams -- 7. Members in Compression: Columns -- 8. Continuous Structures: Beams -- 9. Continuous Structures: Rigid Frames -- 10. Plate and Grid Structures -- 11. Membrane and Net Structures -- 12. Shell Structures -- pt. III. Principles of Structural Design -- 13. Structural Grids and Patterns: General Planning and Design -- 14. Structural Systems: Design for Lateral Loadings -- 15. Structural Systems: Constructional Approaches -- 16. Structural Connections -- App. 1. Conversions -- App. 2. Nonconcurrent Force Systems -- App. 3. Centroids -- App. 4. Moments of Inertia -- App. 5. Bending Stresses in Beams -- App. 6. Shearing Stresses in Beams -- App. 7. Moment-Curvature Relations -- App. 8. Deflections -- App. 9. Moment-Area Theorems: Slopes and Deflections -- App. 10. Double-Integration Methods of Analyzing Indeterminate Structures -- App. 11. Deflection Methods of Analyzing Indeterminate Structures -- App. 12. Matrix Displacement Methods (or Stiffness Methods) -- App. 13. Finite-Element Techniques -- App. 14. Critical Buckling Loads for Compression Members -- App. 15. Properties -- App. 16. Typical Material Properties -- Index.

ISBN

• 0130278211
• 9780130278210

LCCN

00037358

OCLC

• ocm43729153
• 43729153
• SCSB-1339885

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library