This text is designed for courses in structural analysis or theory of structures which are taught in departments of Civil Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering. In its three previous editions, this text has been used to teach engineering students the underlying theory and the basics of structural analysis and structural behaviour. The new fourth edition establishes a foundation in structural theory in Part One, and then brings the material up-to-date with a completely new Part Two which covers the new techniques of systematic analysis using matrices and machine computations.
Part I: Basic Structural Theory. Loads, Stresses and Idealization. Reactions. Flexible members - Shear and Bending Moment. Plane and Space Frameworks. Influence Lines. Bridge and Roof Trusses and Long-Span Structures. Approximate Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures. Deflections of Structures. Stress Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures. Influence Lines for Statically Indeterminate Structures. Work and Energy methods. Part II: Basic Systematic Analysis. Introduction to Part II. Basic Concepts. Solutions to Linear Equations. Equilibrium Equations. Geometric Compatability Relations. Stiffness and Flexibility Relations. Solution Methods.