Principles of Structures

by Ariel Hanaor

Overview

Both architectural students and civil engineering students need an intrinsic grasp of structures, but existing texts on structural theory are too mathematical for architectural students and many civil engineering students would benefit from an introduction to basic principles.

This book provides a highly visual approach to explain structural concepts to these two audiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780632042623
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	07/07/1998
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.56(w) x 9.76(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Ariel Hanaor was born in Israel in 1943. He received his first and second degrees in structural engineering from the Technion, and PhD from the University if Melbourne, Australia. He has wide ranging industrial and academic experience as a structural engineer in four continents. Dr Hanaor has published extensively in the technical literature and is a memebe of the editorial board of the International Journal of Space Structures, as well as of several professional institutions. Special interests include research into the design and behaviour of space structures, and the teaching of structural design and analysis.

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I Basic concepts; Introduction: The design process; Structure; Forces in structure - equilibrium; Computation of internal forces - examples; Force-displacement relations in structures; Properties of materials and their employment in design; Part II Characteristics of structures: Stability, rigidity, classification of structures; Planar bar structures; Cables and arches; Introduction to spatial structures; Shells; Tension structures; Further reading; Index of Keywords

Editorial Reviews

This introduction to the conceptual design of structures for students of architecture and civil engineering presents the material in separate columns of text and illustrations. Part I explains the basic concepts essential to understanding structural behavior. The second part is a survey of structural systems and their main structural features. No exercises are furnished. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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