Structural Analysis/Book And 2 Disks (Schaum's Outline Series In Civil Engineering) (Hardcover)

This text presents an introduction to the classical principles and methods of structural analysis and an understanding of structural behaviour appreciating the impact of the computer revolution. A PC diskette containing a customized version of a professional computer program called IMAGES-2D accompanies the text, primarily as a means of verifying classical method solutions. Emphasizing the fact that the end result of a safe, functional design is achieved by the engineer who has a firm grasp of the classical principles of structural behaviour, the text presents structural analysis as a link to efficient design. There are detailed examples of shear and bending moment diagram construction, and introductions to Influence Line development and to matrix algebra and matrix methods.