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Author : Edoardo Benvenuto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783540962274
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (622 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the History of Structural Mechanics written by Edoardo Benvenuto and published by . This book was released on 1991-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edoardo Benvenuto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461229820
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the History of Structural Mechanics written by Edoardo Benvenuto and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the finest I have ever read. To write a foreword for it is an honor, difficult to accept. Everyone knows that architects and master masons, long before there were mathematical theories, erected structures of astonishing originality, strength, and beauty. Many of these still stand. Were it not for our now acid atmosphere, we could expect them to stand for centuries more. We admire early architects' visible success in the distribution and balance of thrusts, and we presume that master masons had rules, perhaps held secret, that enabled them to turn architects' bold designs into reality. Everyone knows that rational theories of strength and elasticity, created centuries later, were influenced by the wondrous buildings that men of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries saw daily. Theorists know that when, at last, theories began to appear, architects distrusted them, partly because they often disregarded details of importance in actual construction, partly because nobody but a mathematician could understand the aim and func tion of a mathematical theory designed to represent an aspect of nature. This book is the first to show how statics, strength of materials, and elasticity grew alongside existing architecture with its millenial traditions, its host of successes, its ever-renewing styles, and its numerous problems of maintenance and repair. In connection with studies toward repair of the dome of St. Peter's by Poleni in 1743, on p.
Author : Edoardo Benvenuto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461229944
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the History of Structural Mechanics written by Edoardo Benvenuto and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the finest I have ever read. To write a foreword for· it is an honor, difficult to accept. Everyone knows that architects and master masons, long before there were mathematical theories, erected structures of astonishing originality, strength, and beauty. Many of these still stand. Were it not for our now acid atmosphere, we could expect them to stand for centuries more. We admire early architects' visible success in the distribution and balance of thrusts, and we presume that master masons had rules, perhaps held secret, that enabled them to turn architects' bold designs into reality. Everyone knows that rational theories of strength and elasticity, created centuries later, were influenced by the wondrous buildings that men of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries saw daily. Theorists know that when, at last, theories began to appear, architects distrusted them, partly because they often disregarded details of importance in actual construction, partly because nobody but a mathematician could understand the aim and func tion of a mathematical theory designed to represent an aspect of nature. This book is the first to show how statics, strength of materials, and elasticity grew alongside existing architecture with its millenial traditions, its host of successes, its ever-renewing styles, and its numerous problems of maintenance and repair. In connection with studies toward repair of the dome of St. Peter's by Poleni in 1743, on p.
Author : Elías Cueto
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319729357
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Structural Mechanics for Architects written by Elías Cueto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook offers an introductory course to structural mechanics for architects, including problems and solutions. It follows a completely different approach to structural mechanics than the usual books for engineering schools, making it much more attractive for architecture students and practitioners. It also offers a different point of view for engineering students, as it provides them with a more intuitive understanding of structural mechanics and the models therein.Instead of studying the classical theory of linear elasticity and then particularizing it to simple structures, this book analyzes structures in a historic and also typological order. The book starts with cable structures and stone arches, followed by trusses and, finally, frame structures made of beams. For every typology, the latest, state-of-the-art theory in the field is introduced in a very didactic way.
Author : Edoardo Benvenuto
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (76 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the History of Structural Mechanics written by Edoardo Benvenuto and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karl-Eugen Kurrer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3433601348
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (336 download)
Download or read book The History of the Theory of Structures written by Karl-Eugen Kurrer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the evolution of theory of structures and strength of materials - the development of the geometrical thinking of the Renaissance to become the fundamental engineering science discipline rooted in classical mechanics. Starting with the strength experiments of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo, the author examines the emergence of individual structural analysis methods and their formation into theory of structures in the 19th century. For the first time, a book of this kind outlines the development from classical theory of structures to the structural mechanics and computational mechanics of the 20th century. In doing so, the author has managed to bring alive the differences between the players with respect to their engineering and scientific profiles and personalities, and to create an understanding for the social context. Brief insights into common methods of analysis, backed up by historical details, help the reader gain an understanding of the history of structural mechanics from the standpoint of modern engineering practice. A total of 175 brief biographies of important personalities in civil and structural engineering as well as structural mechanics plus an extensive bibliography round off this work.
Author : Edoardo Benvenuto
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9780387971872
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (718 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the History of Structural Mechanics written by Edoardo Benvenuto and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the finest I have ever read. To write a foreword for· it is an honor, difficult to accept. Everyone knows that architects and master masons, long before there were mathematical theories, erected structures of astonishing originality, strength, and beauty. Many of these still stand. Were it not for our now acid atmosphere, we could expect them to stand for centuries more. We admire early architects' visible success in the distribution and balance of thrusts, and we presume that master masons had rules, perhaps held secret, that enabled them to turn architects' bold designs into reality. Everyone knows that rational theories of strength and elasticity, created centuries later, were influenced by the wondrous buildings that men of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries saw daily. Theorists know that when, at last, theories began to appear, architects distrusted them, partly because they often disregarded details of importance in actual construction, partly because nobody but a mathematician could understand the aim and func tion of a mathematical theory designed to represent an aspect of nature. This book is the first to show how statics, strength of materials, and elasticity grew alongside existing architecture with its millenial traditions, its host of successes, its ever-renewing styles, and its numerous problems of maintenance and repair. In connection with studies toward repair of the dome of St. Peter's by Poleni in 1743, on p.
Author : Edoardo Benvenuto
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9780387962276
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (622 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the History of Structural Mechanics written by Edoardo Benvenuto and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the finest I have ever read. To write a foreword for it is an honor, difficult to accept. Everyone knows that architects and master masons, long before there were mathematical theories, erected structures of astonishing originality, strength, and beauty. Many of these still stand. Were it not for our now acid atmosphere, we could expect them to stand for centuries more. We admire early architects' visible success in the distribution and balance of thrusts, and we presume that master masons had rules, perhaps held secret, that enabled them to turn architects' bold designs into reality. Everyone knows that rational theories of strength and elasticity, created centuries later, were influenced by the wondrous buildings that men of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries saw daily. Theorists know that when, at last, theories began to appear, architects distrusted them, partly because they often disregarded details of importance in actual construction, partly because nobody but a mathematician could understand the aim and func tion of a mathematical theory designed to represent an aspect of nature. This book is the first to show how statics, strength of materials, and elasticity grew alongside existing architecture with its millenial traditions, its host of successes, its ever-renewing styles, and its numerous problems of maintenance and repair. In connection with studies toward repair of the dome of St. Peter's by Poleni in 1743, on p.
Author : Ray Hulse
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350315753
Total Pages : 783 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Structural Mechanics written by Ray Hulse and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Structural Mechanics is an expanded and revised successor to the highly successful first edition, which over the last ten years has become a widely adopted standard first year text. The addition of five new programmes, together with some updating of the original text, now means that this book covers most of the principles of structural mechanics taught in the first and second years of civil engineering degree courses. - Suitable for independent study or as a compliment to a traditional lecture-based course - Adopts a programmed learning format, with a focus on student-centred learning - Contains many examples, carefully constructed questions and graded practical problems, allowing the reader to work at their own pace, and assess their progress whilst gaining confidence in their ability to apply the principles of Structural Mechanics - Now covering the major part of the Structural Mechanics/Analysis syllabuses of most Civil Engineering degree courses up to second year level.
Author : Keith D. Hjelmstad
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387233318
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics written by Keith D. Hjelmstad and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A solid introduction to basic continuum mechanics, emphasizing variational formulations and numeric computation. The book offers a complete discussion of numerical method techniques used in the study of structural mechanics.
Author : Roger T. Fenner
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439858144
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Second Edition written by Roger T. Fenner and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular text in its first edition, Mechanics of Solids and Structures serves as a course text for the senior/graduate (fourth or fifth year) courses/modules in the mechanics of solid/advanced strength of materials, offered in aerospace, civil, engineering science, and mechanical engineering departments. Now, Mechanics of Solid and Structure, Second Edition presents the latest developments in computational methods that have revolutionized the field, while retaining all of the basic principles and foundational information needed for mastering advanced engineering mechanics. Key changes to the second edition include full-color illustrations throughout, web-based computational material, and the addition of a new chapter on the energy methods of structural mechanics. Using authoritative, yet accessible language, the authors explain the construction of expressions for both total potential energy and complementary potential energy associated with structures. They explore how the principles of minimal total potential energy and complementary energy provide the means to obtain governing equations of the structure, as well as a means to determine point forces and displacements with ease using Castigliano’s Theorems I and II. The material presented in this chapter also provides a deeper understanding of the finite element method, the most popular method for solving structural mechanics problems. Integrating computer techniques and programs into the body of the text, all chapters offer exercise problems for further understanding. Several appendices provide examples, answers to select problems, and opportunities for investigation into complementary topics. Listings of computer programs discussed are available on the CRC Press website.
Author : Clive L. Dym
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780486425412
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Stability Theory and Its Applications to Structural Mechanics written by Clive L. Dym and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An integration of modern work in structural stability theory, this volume focuses on the Koiter postbuckling analyses, with mathematical notions of stability of motion. In relation to discrete and continuous systems, it bases the minimum energy principles for static stability upon the dynamic concepts of stability of motion. It further develops the asymptotic buckling and postbuckling analyses from potential energy considerations, with applications to columns, plates, and arches.
Author : Irving Herman Shames
Publisher : New Age International
ISBN 13 : 9788122407495
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Energy and Finite Element Methods in Structural Mechanics written by Irving Herman Shames and published by New Age International. This book was released on 1995 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Is The Outcome Of Material Used In Senior And Graduate Courses For Students In Civil, Mechanical And Aeronautical Engineering. To Meet The Needs Of This Varied Audience, The Author Have Laboured To Make This Text As Flexible As Possible To Use.Consequently, The Book Is Divided Into Three Distinct Parts Of Approximately Equal Size. Part I Is Entitled Foundations Of Solid Mechanics And Variational Methods, Part Ii Is Entitled Structural Mechanics; And Part Iii Is Entitled Finite Elements.Depending On The Background Of The Students And The Aims Of The Course Selected Portions Can Be Used From Some Or All Of The Three Parts Of The Text To Form The Basis Of An Individual Course.The Purpose Of This Useful Book Is To Afford The Student A Sound Foundation In Variational Calculus And Energy Methods Before Delving Into Finite Elements. He Goal Is To Make Finite Elements More Understandable In Terms Of Fundamentals And Also To Provide The Student With The Background Needed To Extrapolate The Finite Element Method To Areas Of Study Other Than Solid Mechanics. In Addition, A Number Of Approximation Techniques Are Made Available Using The Quadratic Functional For A Boundary-Value Problem.Finally, The Authors; Aim Is To Give Students Who Go Through The Entire Text A Balanced And Connected Exposure To Certain Key Aspects Of Modern Structural And Solid Mechanics.
Author : Mete A. Sozen
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420068679
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Understanding Structures written by Mete A. Sozen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before structural mechanics became the common language of structural engineers, buildings were built based on observed behavior, with every new solution incurring high levels of risk. Today, the pendulum has swung in the other direction. The web of structural mechanics is so finely woven that it hides the role of experience in design, again leading to high levels of risk. Understanding Structures brings the art and science of structures into the environment of a computer game. The book imparts a basic understanding of how buildings and bridges resist gravity, wind, and earthquake loads. Its interactive presentation of topics spans elementary concepts of force in trusses to bending of beams and the response of multistory, multi-bay frames. Formulate Graphical and Quantitative Solutions with GOYA The companion software, GOYA, runs easily on any java-enabled system. This interactive learning environment allows engineers to obtain quick and instructive graphical and quantitative solutions to many problems in structures. Simulation is critical to the design and construction of safe structures. Using GOYA and the tools within Understanding Structures, engineers can enhance their overall understanding of structure response as well as expedite the process of safe structure design.
Author : Reynold King Watkins
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420049572
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (495 download)
Download or read book Structural Mechanics of Buried Pipes written by Reynold King Watkins and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-12-06 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buried pipes are a highly efficient method of transport. In fact, only open channels are less costly to construct. However, the structural mechanics of buried pipes can be complicated, and imprecisions in the properties of the soil envelope are usually too great to justify lengthy, complicated analyses. Designers and engineers need principles and m
Author : Richard Marion Parkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Structural mechanics written by Richard Marion Parkinson and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter W. Christensen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402086652
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Structural Optimization written by Peter W. Christensen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has grown out of lectures and courses given at Linköping University, Sweden, over a period of 15 years. It gives an introductory treatment of problems and methods of structural optimization. The three basic classes of geometrical - timization problems of mechanical structures, i. e. , size, shape and topology op- mization, are treated. The focus is on concrete numerical solution methods for d- crete and (?nite element) discretized linear elastic structures. The style is explicit and practical: mathematical proofs are provided when arguments can be kept e- mentary but are otherwise only cited, while implementation details are frequently provided. Moreover, since the text has an emphasis on geometrical design problems, where the design is represented by continuously varying—frequently very many— variables, so-called ?rst order methods are central to the treatment. These methods are based on sensitivity analysis, i. e. , on establishing ?rst order derivatives for - jectives and constraints. The classical ?rst order methods that we emphasize are CONLIN and MMA, which are based on explicit, convex and separable appro- mations. It should be remarked that the classical and frequently used so-called op- mality criteria method is also of this kind. It may also be noted in this context that zero order methods such as response surface methods, surrogate models, neural n- works, genetic algorithms, etc. , essentially apply to different types of problems than the ones treated here and should be presented elsewhere.
