Connor J.J., Faraji S. Fundamentals of Structural Engineering

2nd Edition. – Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016. – 1050 p. – ISBN10: 3319243292This updated textbook provides a balanced, seamless treatment of both classic, analytic methods and contemporary, computer-based techniques for conceptualizing and designing a structure. New to the second edition are treatments of geometrically nonlinear analysis and limit analysis based on nonlinear inelastic analysis. Illustrative examples of nonlinear behavior generated with advanced software are included. The book fosters an intuitive understanding of structural behavior based on problem solving experience for students of civil engineering and architecture who have been exposed to the basic concepts of engineering mechanics and mechanics of materials. Distinct from other undergraduate textbooks, the authors of Fundamentals of Structural Engineering, 2/e embrace the notion that engineers reason about behavior using simple models and intuition they acquire through problem solving. The perspective adopted in this text therefore develops this type of intuition by presenting extensive, realistic problems and case studies together with computer simulation, allowing for rapid exploration of how a structure responds to changes in geometry and physical parameters. The integrated approach employed in Fundamentals of Structural Engineering, 2/e make it an ideal instructional resource for students and a comprehensive, authoritative reference for practitioners of civil and structural engineering.Statically Determinate Structures
Introduction to Structural Engineering
Statically Determinate Truss Structures
Statically Determinate Beams
Statically Determinate Plane Frames
Cable Structures
Statically Determinate Curved Members
Shallow Foundations
Vertical Retaining Wall Structures
Statically Indeterminate Structures
The Force Method
The Displacement Method
Approximate Methods for Estimating Forces in Statically Indeterminate Structures
Finite Element Displacement Method for Framed
Practice of Structural Engineering
Multi-span Horizontal Structures
Lateral Load Issues for Buildings
Vertical Loads on Multistory Buildings
Inelastic Response of Structures