Structural analysis : a unified classical and matrix approach / A. Ghali, A. M. Neville, T. G. Brown

Previous ed.: London: Spon, 2003

Develops both classical and matrix-based structural analysis methods in a comprehensive manner. This edition includes more than 140 examples and more than 400 problems with answers. The book is intended for students with no previous knowledge of structural analysis beyond elementary mechanics and also for students who are familiar with basic structural analysis. The wide range of topics includes: structural analysis modeling, statistically determinate structures, force and displacement methods of analysis, strain energy and virtual work, determination of displacements by virtual work, displacement of elastic structures by special methods, influence lines, effects of axial forces on flexural stiffness, plastic analysis of continuous beams and frames, structural dynamics, computer analysis of framed structures, and reliability analysis of structures