BASIC APPROACH: Comprehensive -- this text explores the "full range" of finite element methods used in engineering practice for actual applications in computer-aided design. It provides not only an introduction to finite element methods and the commonality in the various techniques, but explores state-of-the-art methods as well -- with a focus on what are deemed to become "classical techniques" -- procedures that will be "standard and authoritative" for finite element analysis for years to come.
FEATURES:

presents in sufficient depth and breadth elementary concepts AND advanced techniques in statics, dynamics, solids, fluids, linear and nonlinear analysis.
emphasizes both the physical and mathematical characteristics of procedures.
presents some important mathematical conditions on finite element procedures.
contains an abundance of worked-out examples and various complete program listings.
includes many exercises/projects that often require theuse of a computer program.

Failure accounts for 5-10% of initial construction costs and it also increases the burden on the environment. There are, however, various ways of minimising the probability of failure and this authoritative new book introduces novel concepts in design for service life, maintenance strategies and repair techniques. The core groups of materials discussed in the book are: steel and aluminium, concrete and wood, high-performance concrete, high-performance steel and fibre-reinforced polymers. Book jacket.

Structural analysis is an essential core subject in all civil/structural undergraduate programs of study. In addition it is frequently included in the curriculum of other disciplines such as building and architecture. Students adopt a variety of strategies when developing their knowledge and understanding of structural behavior. This new textbook focuses on the use of worked examples using traditional 'hand' methods of analysis. A step-by-step approach has been adopted in all solutions and where required, the appropriate concepts and principles are explained and integrated within the text. Examples in Structural Analysis is suitable for levels of study ranging from first to final years in relation to civil/structural, building and architecture courses. The comprehensive and extensive selection of problems given in the book (i.e. almost two hundred detailed solutions) provides an excellent resource for both lecturers and students seeking fully worked examples on different structural analysis topics. It is alsoan ideal reference text for use in design offices and practices involved in the construction industry.

This seventh, thoroughly updated edition of Steel Designers' Handbook will be an invaluable tool to all practising structural engineers, as well as engineering students. It introduces the main concepts relating to design in steel and replaces the sixth edition, published in 1996. This edition has been prepared in response to the new structural Design Actions Standard, AS/ANZ 1170, as well as feedback from users. It is based on Australian Standard (AS) 4100: 1998 and provides added background to that Standard.

Learn to design code-compliant, earthquake-resistant structures with this practical guide

Earthquake Engineering demonstrates how to design structural members and joints for seismic resistance. The text guides readers through dozens of structural designs, documenting how to perform each step, make the necessary calculations, and adhere to relevant design codes. Most other texts on seismic design focus on theory and the construction of idealized structures; this text is a radical departure, presenting actual tested design methodologies that protect structures from the devastation of earthquakes.

All the design methods presented by the author comply with the current U.S. building codes. References to these codes are provided throughout the text, helping readers understand how they are integrated into an overall structural design.

Everything readers need to create sound designs, from analysis to design implementation, is provided, including:
* Dozens of worked problems throughout the text
* Complete reference chapters dedicated to matrices, differential equations, and numerical analysis
* Latest results of ongoing seismic research, including how these studies are likely to influence future design projects
* The latest 2006 IBC, highlighting significant variations from the 2000 and 2003 editions of the code
* Detailed coverage of seismic design for steel moment-resisting frame structures (SMRF), as well as braced-frame steel, concrete, masonry, and wood-framed structures

This text, with its many worked problems, is ideal for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. Now that the seismic engineering provisions of the IBC Code apply to the entire United States, this text should also guide practicing engineers not yet exposed to seismic design in designing code-compliant, earthquake-resistant structures.