Fundamentals of structural analysis / Kenneth M. Leet, Chia-Ming Uang, and Joel T. Lanning.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Design loads and structural framing -- Statics of structure-reaction -- Trusses--Beams and Frames -- Cables and arches -- Defections of beam and frames -- Work-energy methods for computing defections -- Analysis of indeterminate structures by the flexibility method -- Analysis of indeterminate beams and frames by the slope-deflection -- Analysis of indeterminate beams and frames by the moment distribution method -- Influence lines for moving loads -- Approximate analysis of indeterminate structures -- Introduction to the general stiffness methods -- Matrix Analysis of trusses by the direct stiffness method -- Matrix Analysis of beams and frames by the direct stiffness method.

"This text introduces engineering and architectural students to the basic techniques required for analyzing the majority of structures and the elements of which most structures are composed, including beams, frames, trusses, arches, and cables. Although the authors assume that readers have completed basic courses in statics and strength of materials, we briefly review the basic techniques from these courses the first time we mention them. To clarify the discussion, we use many carefully chosen examples to illustrate the various analytic techniques introduced, and whenever possible, we select examples confronting engineers in real-life professional practice"-- Provided by publisher.