Strength and Deformation of Determinate Structures

Contents: 1. Basic Fundamentals of Structural Analysis. 2. Equilibrium Analysis. 3. Development and Analysis of Trusses. 4. Shear Force and Bending Moments in Determinate Beams. 5. Shear Force and Bending Moments in Determinate Frames. 6. Analysis of Three–Hinge Arches. 7. Calculation of Deflection by geometric methods. 8. Strain Energy Methods. 9. Rolling Loads and Influence Lines diagrams. 10. Engineering Computations with Influence Line Diagrams. 11. Un–symmetrical Bending of slender and straight beams. 12. Shear Centre. 13. Bending of Curved Bars.14. Analysis of space trusses. Bibliography. Index.

This is a comprehensive textbook, covering all the important topics under determinate structures. This book departs from the conventional practice of giving all theories in one place followed by a plethora of solved problems, and instead presents each theory followed by solved problems pertaining to that theory. This helps the students to understand each theory and its applications in a better manner. When a problem can be solved by several methods, the same problem is solved by different methods to highlight salient features of the method used. (jacket)