Fundamentals of structural analysis / Kenneth M. Leet

Includes index.

1 Introduction -- 2 Design Loads and Structural Framing -- 3 Statics of Structures—Reactions -- 4 Trusses -- 5 Beams and Frames -- 6 Cables and Arches -- 7 Deflections of Beams and Frames -- 8 Work-Energy Methods for Computing Deflections -- 9 Analysis of Indeterminate Structures by the Flexibility Method -- 10 Analysis of Indeterminate Beams and Frames by the Slope-Deflection Method -- 11 Analysis of Indeterminate Beams and Frames by the Moment Distribution Method -- 12 Influence Lines for Moving Loads -- 13 Approximate Analysis of Indeterminate Structures -- 14 Introduction to the General Stiffness Method -- 15 Matrix Analysis of Trusses by the Direct Stiffness Method -- 16 Matrix Analysis of Beams and Frames by the Direct Stiffness Method -- Appendix -- Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems -- Index

"This text introduces engineering and architectural students to the basic techniques required for analyzing the majority of structures and the elements of which most structures are composed, including beams, frames, trusses, arches, and cables. Although the authors assume that readers have completed basic courses in statics and strength of materials, we briefly review the basic techniques from these courses the first time we mention them. To clarify the discussion, we use many carefully chosen examples to illustrate the various analytic techniques introduced, and whenever possible, we select examples confronting engineers in real-life professional practice"-- Provided by publisher