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Singiresu S. Rao ... 840 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 4th edition (2014)... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470183527 - ISBN-13: 978-0470183526 ...

This is the only book on the market that discusses all the important methods of optimization. All the methods are presented in a simple language in the most comprehensive manner. Nonlinear, linear, geometric, dynamic and stochastic programming techniques are presented with a focus on engineering applications. Other more specialized methods such as optimal control, multiobjective optimization, genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, neural networks and fuzzy optimization methods are also included. In each case examples and cases are presented to show how the mtheod is actually used in the real world.

Rolf Kindmann, Matthias Kraus ... 552 pages - Publisher: Ernst & Sohn; 1st edition (May, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1580931626 - ISBN-13: 978-1580931625 ...

This book presents the design of steel structures using finite element methods (FEM) according to the current state of the art in Germany and the rest of Europe. After a short introduction on the basics of the design, this book illustrates the FEM with a focus on internal forces, displacements, critical loads and modal shapes. Next to finite element procedures for linear calculations considering the stress states of normal force, biaxial bending and warping torsion, non-linear calculations and the stability cases of flexural buckling, lateral torsional buckling and plate buckling are concentrated on significantly. In this context, design procedures for stability according to the standard Eurocode 3 is introduced and discussed. In addition, important fundamental issues are covered, such as the determination of cross-section properties as well as the elastic and plastic cross-section resistance. Complementary, finite element procedures for cross sections are dealt with, which will have an increasing importance in future. This book has evolved within the teaching activities of the authors in the lecture Computer-oriented Design of Steel Structures on the Master?s Program Computational Engineering at the University of Bochum. It covers the total variety of demands needed to be discussed for the safe, economic and modern design of steel structures.

Theodore Galambos, Andrea Surovek ... 384 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (April, 2008) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470037784 - ISBN-13: 978-0470037782 ...

 Practical guide to structural stability theory for the design of safe steel structures Not only does this book provide readers with a solid foundation in structural stability theory, it also offers them a practical, working knowledge of how this theory translates into design specifications for safe steel structures. Structural Stability of Steel features detailed discussions of the elastic and inelastic stability of steel columns, beams, beam-columns, and frames alongside numerous worked examples. For each type of structural member or system, the authors set forth recommended design rules with clear explanations of how they were derived. Following an introduction to the principles of stability theory, the book covers: * Stability of axially loaded planar elastic systems * Tangent-modulus, reduced-modulus, and maximum strength theories * Elastic and inelastic stability limits of planar beam-columns * Elastic and inelastic instability of planar frames * Out-of-plane, lateral-torsional buckling of beams, columns, and beam-columns The final two chapters focus on the application of stability theory to the practical design of steel structures, with special emphasis on examples based on the 2005 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings of the American Institute of Steel Construction. Problem sets at the end of each chapter enable readers to put their newfound knowledge into practice by solving actual instability problems. With its clear logical progression from theory to design implementation, this book is an ideal textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in structural engineering. Practicing engineers should also turn to this book for expert assistance in investigating and solving a myriad of stability problems.

Chai H. Yoo, Sung C. Lee ... 536 pages - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (april, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 012385122X - ISBN-13: 978-0123851222 ...

Jagmohan L. Humar ... 996 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (April, 2002) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 9058092461 - ISBN-13: 978-9058092465 

This major textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the analytical tools required to determine the dynamic response of structures. The topics covered include: formulation of the equations of motion for single- as well as multi-degree-of-freedom discrete systems using the principles of both vector mechanics and analytical mechanics; free vibration response; determination of frequencies and mode shapes; forced vibration response to harmonic and general forcing functions; dynamic analysis of continuous systems;and wave propagation analysis. The key assets of the book include comprehensive coverage of both the traditional and state-of-the-art numerical techniques of response analysis, such as the analysis by numerical integration of the equations of motion and analysis through frequency domain. The large number of illustrative examples and exercise problems are of great assistance in improving clarity and enhancing reader comprehension. The text aims to benefit students and engineers in the civil, mechanical and aerospace sectors.

Makoto Ohsaki, Kiyohiro Ikeda ... 269 pages - Publisher: Springer; (June, 2007) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0387681833 - ISBN-13: 978-0567088147 ...

This book focuses on the optimization of a geometrically-nonlinear structure under stability constraint. It presents a deep insight into optimization-based and computer-assisted stability design of discrete structures. Coverage combines design sensitivity analysis developed in structural optimization and imperfection-sensitivity analysis developed in stability analysis.

Robert L. Peurifoy, Garold D. Oberlender ... 544 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 4th edition ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0071639179 - ISBN-13: 978-0071639170 ...

Formwork for Concrete Structures, Fourth Edition, provides current information on designing and building formwork and temporary structures during the construction process. Developed with the latest structural design recommendations by the National Design Specification (NDS 2005), the book covers recent advances in materials, money- and energy-saving strategies, safety guidelines, OSHA regulations, and dimensional tolerances. Up-to-date sample problems illustrate practical applications for calculating loads and stresses. This comprehensive manual also includes new summary tables and equations and a directory of suppliers. Formwork for Concrete Structures, Fourth Edition, covers: Economy of formwork + Pressure of concrete on formwork + Properties of form material + Form design + Shores and scaffolding + Failures of formwork + Forms for footings, walls, and columns + Forms for beams and floor slabs + Patented forms for concrete floor systems + Forms for thin-shell roof slabs + Forms for architectural concrete + Slipforms + Forms for concrete bridge decks + Flying deck forms.

J. E. Akin ... 512 pages - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (August, 2005) ... Language: English - ASIN: B005H8420Y by Amazon Digital Services ...

This key text is written for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students. It delivers a complete introduction to finite element methods and to automatic adaptation (error estimation) that will enable students to understand and use FEA as a true engineering tool. It has been specifically developed to be accessible to non-mathematics students and provides the only complete text for FEA with error estimators for non-mathematicians. Error estimation is taught on nearly half of all FEM courses for engineers at senior undergraduate and postgraduate level; no other existing textbook for this market covers this topic. * The only introductory FEA text with error estimation for students of engineering, scientific computing and applied mathematics * Includes source code for creating and proving FEA error estimators * Complete with homework exercises and supporting website with instructor's solutions manual.

Casimir Katz ... 484 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (March, 2004) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3540404163 - ISBN-13: 978-3540404163 ...

Structural Analysis with Finite Elements develops the foundations and applications of the finite element method in structural analysis in a language which is familiar to structural engineers. At the same time, it uncovers the structural mechanics behind the finite element method. This innovative text explores and explains issues such as: why finite element results are "wrong", why support reactions are relatively accurate, why stresses at midpoints are more reliable, why averaging the stresses sometimes may not help or why the equilibrium conditions are violated. An additional chapter treats the boundary element method and related software is available at www.winfem.de. Structural Analysis with Finite Elements provides a new foundation for the finite element method that enables structural engineers to address key questions that arise in computer modelling of structures with finite elements.

Daryl L. Logan ... 976 pages - Publisher: Cengage Learning; 5th edition (January, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0495668257 - ISBN-13: 978-0495668251 ...

A First Course in the Finite Element Method - 5th edition provides a simple, basic approach to the course material that can be understood by both undergraduate and graduate students without the usual prerequisites (i.e. structural analysis). The book is written primarily as a basic learning tool for the undergraduate student in civil and mechanical engineering whose main interest is in stress analysis and heat transfer. The text is geared toward those who want to apply the finite element method as a tool to solve practical physical problems.

Fiona Cobb ... 458 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (November, 2014) ... Language: English - ASIN: B00OGLE47Y by Amazon ...

The hugely useful Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book is now overhauled and revised in line with the Eurocodes. It forms a comprehensive pocket reference guide for professional and student structural engineers, especially those taking the IStructE Part 3 exam. With stripped-down basic material—tables, data, facts, formulae, and rules of thumb—it is directly usable for scheme design by structural engineers in the office, in transit, or on site. It brings together data from many different sources, and delivers a compact source of job-simplifying and time-saving information at an affordable price. It acts as a reliable first point of reference for information that is needed on a daily basis. This third edition is referenced throughout to the structural Eurocodes. After giving general information and details on actions on structures, it runs through reinforced concrete, steel, timber, and masonry. * Provides essential data on steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and other main materials. * Pulls together material from a variety of sources for everyday work. * Serves as a first point of reference for structural and civil engineers. A core structural engineering book, Structural Engineer's Pocket Book: Eurocodes, Third Edition benefits both students and industry professionals.

A. S. Beletich, P. J. Uno ... 344 pages - Publisher: NewSouth Publishing; 2nd edition (April, 2003)  ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 086840621X - ISBN-13: 978-0868406213 ...

This book is the essential and easy-to-use guide for all students and practicing engineers who need to understand and design concrete structures. This second edition of the book is updated to include the revised Concrete Structures and Loading Codes. It develops: simple theory to help the student understand fundamental principles ; design formulas from first principles ; and design charts for all aspects of reinforced concrete design. It incorporates: many design samples to help the user understand the design processes ; the current 2001 AS3600 Concrete Structures Code requirements for deflection and crack control in beams and slabs ; high strength concrete column design charts with concrete strengths of 65, 80, 100 and 120MPa used in modern design and expected to be included in the next main revision of the code.

Rex B. Kline ... 534 pages - Publisher: The Guilford Press; 4th edition (November, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 146252334X - ISBN-13: 978-1462523344 ...

Emphasizing concepts and rationale over mathematical minutiae, this is the most widely used, complete, and accessible structural equation modeling (SEM) text. Continuing the tradition of using real data examples from a variety of disciplines, the significantly revised fourth edition incorporates recent developments such as Pearl's graphing theory and the structural causal model (SCM), measurement invariance, and more. Readers gain a comprehensive understanding of all phases of SEM, from data collection and screening to the interpretation and reporting of the results. Learning is enhanced by exercises with answers, rules to remember, and topic boxes. The companion website supplies data, syntax, and output for the book's examples--now including files for Amos, EQS, LISREL, Mplus, Stata, and R (lavaan). New to This Edition: Extensively revised to cover important new topics: Pearl's graphing theory and the SCM, causal inference frameworks, conditional process modeling, path models for longitudinal data, item response theory, and more. + Chapters on best practices in all stages of SEM, measurement invariance in confirmatory factor analysis, and significance testing issues and bootstrapping. + Expanded coverage of psychometrics. + Additional computer tools: online files for all detailed examples, previously provided in EQS, LISREL, and Mplus, are now also given in Amos, Stata, and R (lavaan). + Reorganized to cover the specification, identification, and analysis of observed variable models separately from latent variable models.

Michael Seidel, D. S. Sturge ... 240 pages - Publisher: Ernst&Sohn; 1st edition (August, 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3433029229 - ISBN-13: 978-3433029220 ...

Tensile surface structures are the visual expression of an intensive rethinking of the topic of building envelopes by designers. Advances in design methods, materials, construction elements and assembly and erection planning in the field of lightweight construction are enabling ever more exacting applications of tensile structures with envelope and structural functions, especially in roofing over large clear spans without internal support. However, the particular mechanical characteristics of the materials used in the construction of textile structures demand consideration of the question of "buildability". This book provides answers by discussing the fundamental influence of material manufacture and assembly in deciding the most suitable type of building or structure and its detailing in the design process. The fundamentals of material composition, manufacturing process, patterning and the behaviour of flexible structural systems are all explained here, as well as their use as structural and connection elements, and special attention is given to the erection of wide-span lightweight structures. The erection equipment is described, as well as the lifting and tensioning process and the construction methods used to erect the characteristic types of tensile structures, illustrated with a selection of example projects.

Victor Gioncu, Federico M. Mazzolani ... 525 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (December, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415242630 - ISBN-13: 978-0415242639 ...

Providing real world applications for different structural types and seismic characteristics, Seismic Design of Steel Structures combines knowledge of seismic behavior of steel structures with the principles of earthquake engineering. This book focuses on seismic design, and concentrates specifically on seismic-resistant steel structures. Drawing on experience from the Northridge to the Tohoku earthquakes, it combines understanding of the seismic behavior of steel structures with the principles of earthquake engineering. The book focuses on the global as well as local behavior of steel structures and their effective seismic-resistant design. It recognises different types of earthquakes, takes into account the especial danger of fire after earthquake, and proposes new bracing and connecting systems for new seismic resistant steel structures, and also for upgrading existing reinforced concrete structures. Includes the results of the extensive use of the DUCTROCT M computer program, which is used for the evaluation of the seismic available ductility, both monotonic and cyclic, for different types of earthquakes + Demonstrates good design principles by highlighting the behavior of seismic-resistant steel structures in many applications from around the world + Provides a methodological approach, making a clear distinction between strong and low-to-moderate seismic regions  + This book serves as a reference for structural engineers involved in seismic design, as well as researchers and graduate students of seismic structural analysis and design.

Erasmo Carrera, Maria Cinefra, Marco Petrolo, Enrico Zappino ... 410 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (September, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1119941210 - ISBN-13: 978-1119941217 ...

This book deals with the Finite Element Method for the analysis of elastic structures such as beams, plates, shells and solids. The modern approach of Unified Formulation (UF), as proposed by the lead author, deals with the consideration of one-dimensional (beams), two-dimensional (plates and shells) and three-dimensional (solids) elements. Applications are given for structures which are typically employed in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering fields. Additional topics include mixed order elements, extension to layered composite structures, and the analysis of multifield problems involving mechanical, electrical and thermal loadings.

József Farkas, Károly Jármai ... 265 pages - Publisher: Springer; (May, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3642427936 - ISBN-13: 978-3642427930 ...

Farzad Hejazi, Tan Kar Chun ... 129 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (April, 2018) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 9811088357 - ISBN-13: 978-9811088353 ...

This book is tailored to the needs of structural engineers who are seeking to become familiar with the design of steel structures based on Eurocode 3. It explains each step of the design process using comprehensive flow charts, tables and equations as well as numerous examples. The useful appendices, including general sections and properties as well as general formulas for shear force, maximum bending moment and deflection for several selected loading conditions, offer designers a valuable source of reference. The book also introduces a specially developed design-aid program, which provides immediate results without the need for modeling, and as such considerably reduces the time needed for the design stage.

T. J. MacGinley ... 272 pages - Publisher: E&FN Spon; 2nd edition (April, 1998) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0419179305 - ISBN-13: 978-0419179306 ...

The second edition of this well-known book provides a series of practical design studies of a range of steel structures. It is extensively revised and contains numerous worked examples, including comparative designs for many structures.