SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Innovate. Sustain. Transform.
Save up to 30% on top Physical Sciences & Engineering titles!
Basic Theory of Structures
The Commonwealth and International Library: Mechanical Engineering Division
- 1st Edition - May 16, 2014
- Author: J. S. C. Browne
- Editors: N. Hiller, G. E. Walker
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 9 9 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 5 7 9 - 8
Basic Theory of Structures provides a sound foundation of structural theory. This book presents the fundamental concepts of structural behavior. Organized into 12 chapters, this… Read more
Purchase options
Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect
Request a sales quoteBasic Theory of Structures provides a sound foundation of structural theory. This book presents the fundamental concepts of structural behavior. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the essential requirement of any structure to resist a variety of loadings without changing its shape. This text then examines the application of the laws of statics to structures as a means of determining the external reactions induced at supports due to loading. Other chapters consider the dependence of stress components on the choice of reference plane. This book discusses as well the method of determining the internal forces in the bars of a truss, which depends upon applying the conditions of equilibrium. The final chapter deals with the variety of factors affecting the strength of concrete. This book is intended to be suitable for civil engineering students. Design and civil engineers will also find this book extremely useful.
Preface
1. Equilibrium of Structures
Loading on Structures
Conditions of Equilibrium
Three Forces in Equilibrium
The Link Polygon
Equilibrant and Resultant of a System of Forces
Transmissibility of Force
Principle of superposition
Determination of Support Reactions
Compound Beams
Three-Pinned Arches and Portals
Particles Subjected to a Set of Forces in Equilibrium
Exercise 1
2. Shearing Force and Bending Moment
Internal Forces
Axial Force
Shearing Force
Bending Moment
Relationship Between Loading and Shearing Force
Relationship Between Shearing Force and Bending Moment
Shearing Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
Position of Supports for Uniformly-Loaded Beam to Give Maximum Load-Carrying Capacity
Beam with Oblique Loading
Three-Pinned Arch
Linear Arch
Beam with Varying Intensity of Loading
Exercise 2
3. Bending Stresses in Beams
Mechanism of Bending
Moment of Resistance
First Moments of Area
Second Moments of Area
Principal Axes of Bending
Modulus of Section
Materials for Beams
Curtailment of Flanges
Moment of Resistance of a B.S.B.
Compound Girder
Simplified Plate Girder Design
Exercise 3
4. Complex Stress
Complementary Shear Stress
The General Case of Plane Stress (Principal Stresses)
Distribution of Shear Stress Across a Solid Rectangular Beam
Exercise 4
5. Statically Determinate Plane Trusses
Perfect Frames
Methods of Analysis
Force Diagrams
Graphical Analysis of a Roof Truss
Solution by s.f. and b.m. Diagrams
Exercise 5
6. Rolling Loads
Influence Lines for Simple Beams
Position of a Train of Loads to Give a Maximum s.f. at a Given Section
Position of a Train to Give a Maximum b.m. at a Given Section
Position of a Train to Give a Maximum b.m. Under a Given Load
Influence Lines for Simply Supported Trusses
Influence Line of Horizontal Thrust in a Three-Pinned Arch
Envelope Diagrams of s.f. and b.m.
Exercise 6
7. Combined Bending and Direct Stress
Beams with Longitudinal Loads
Eccentrically Loaded Stocky Struts or Ties
Structures Relying on Gravity for their Stability
Stability of a Chimney
Stresses on the Base of a Dam
Middle Third Rule
Stability of a Retaining Wall
Pre-Stressed Concrete Beams
Exercise 7
8. Deflection of Beams
Curvature
Calculation of Beam Deflections
Cantilevers and Beams with Simple Loadings
Macaulay's Method
Overhanging Beam
Exercise 8
9. Buckling of Struts
Stability of Equilibrium
Determination of Critical Load
Factor of Safety and Load Factor
Effect of Different End Constraints
Exercise 9
10. Deflection of Trusses — Strain Energy Method
Strain Energy
Deflection of a Truss
Steps in the Strain Energy Method of Analysis for Trusses
Exercise 10
11. Deflection of Trusses — Graphical Method
Displacement of a Loaded Particle Supported by Two Cords
Construction of Williot Diagram for a Cantilever Truss
Combined Williot-Mohr Displacement Diagram
Deflection of Simply Supported Truss
Exercise 11
12. Reinforced Concrete
Factors Affecting the Strength of Concrete
Reinforced Concrete Beams
Determining the Moment of Resistance of a Given Beam
Slabs Simply Supported on Two Opposite Edges
Economic Percentage of Steel
Simple Design Problems
Exercise 12
Index
- No. of pages: 254
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 16, 2014
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483169989
- eBook ISBN: 9781483185798
Read Basic Theory of Structures on ScienceDirect