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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPearson Education
ISBN-100132559137
ISBN-139780132559133
eBay Product ID (ePID)168555582
Product Key Features
Number of Pages576 Pages
Publication NameStructures
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
SubjectStructural, Civil / General
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering
AuthorMartin Bechthold, Daniel Schodek
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight49.6 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number7
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentPART I: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS 1. Structures: An Overview 2. Principles of Mechanics 3. Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design PART II: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 4. Trusses 5. Funicular Structures: Cables and Arches 6. 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 PART III: PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN 13. Structural Elements and Grids: General Design Strategies 14. Structural Systems: Design for Lateral Loadings 15. Structural Systems: Constructional Approaches 16. Structural Connections Appendices 1. Conversions 2. Nonconcurrent Force Systems 3. Moments of Distributed Loads 4. Centroids 5. Moments of Inertia 6. Bending Stresses in Beams 7. Shearing Stresses in Beams 8. Moment-Curvature Relations 9. Deflections 10. Moment-Area Theorems: Slopes and Deflections 11. Other Methods of Analyzing Indeterminate Structures 12. Reinforced-Concrete Beams: Detailed U.S. Design Procedures 13. Critical Buckling Loads for Compression Members 14. Code Compliant Design of Timber Columns 15. Computer-Based Methods of Analysis: Force and Matrix-Displacement Techniques 16. Computer-Based Methods of Analysis: Finite-Element Techniques 17. Typical U.S. Steel Shapes: Properties 18. Typical Material Properties
SynopsisFor courses in Structures or Structural Analysis and Design. Structures, Seventh Edition, offers single-volume coverage of all major topics in structural analysis and design. Focusing on how structures really work, the text discusses concepts from both engineering and architectural perspectives, exploring structural behavior, structural analysis, and design within a building context., Structures, Seventh Edition, offers single-volume coverage of all major topics in structural analysis and design. Focusing on how structures really work, the text discusses concepts from both engineering and architectural perspectives, exploring structural behavior, structural analysis, and design within a building context.