Fundamentals of structural analysis / Kenneth M. Leet, Chia-Ming Uang, Anne M. Gilbert.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Design Loads -- Statics of Structures-Reactions -- Trusses -- Beams and Frames -- Cables -- Arches -- Live Load Forces: Influence Lines for Determinate Structures -- Deflections of Beams and Frames -- Work-Energy Methods for Computing Deflections -- Analysis of Indeterminate Structures (by the Flexibility Method -- Analysis of Indeterminate Beams and Frames by the Slope-Deflection Method -- Moment Distribution -- Indeterminate Structures: Influence Lines -- Approximate Analysis of Indeterminate Structures -- Introduction to the General Stiffness Method -- Matrix Analysis of Trusses by the Direct Stiffness Method -- Matrix Analysis of Beams and Frames by the Direct Stiffness Method)

This book introduces engineering and architectural students to the basic techniques for analysing the most common structural elements, including beams, trusses, frames, cables, and arches. The text covers the classical methods of analysis for determinate and indeterminate structures/ and provides an introduction to the matrix formulation on which computer analysis is based. This edition features an expanded treatment of the snow, earthquake, and wind loads that are part of the updated ANSI/ASCE7 standards. We've also added Historical Notes to this addition that provide valuable insight to the development of today's techniques and practices. Additionally, about 30% of the text's problems are new or heavily revised.