Basic Structures for Engineers and Architects

Basic Structures for Engineers and Architects

Contents

Introduction  

Acknowledgements 

  1  What is structural engineering?  1

  2  Learn the language: a simple explanation of terms used by structural engineers  10

  3  How do structures (and parts of structures) behave?  13

  4  Force, mass and weight  29

  5  Loading – dead or alive  36

  6  Equilibrium – a balanced approach  43

  7  More about forces: resultants and components  49

  8  Moments  60

  9  Reactions  70

10  Different types of support – and what’s a pin?  77

11  A few words about stability  86

12  Introduction to the analysis of pin-jointed frames  100

13  Method of resolution at joints  105viii    Contents

14  Method of sections  126

15  Graphical method  134

16  Shear force and bending moments  145

17  This thing called stress  175

18  Direct (and shear) stress  181

19  Bending stress  191

20  Combined bending and axial stress  214

21  Structural materials: concrete, steel, timber and masonry  229

22  More on materials  242

23  How far can I span?  249

24  Calculating those loads  258

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