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Irving H. Shames ... 738 pages- Publisher: CRC Press; Revised edition (February, 1997) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1560326867- ISBN-13: 978-1560326861 ...

Presents certain key aspects of inelastic solid mechanics centered around viscoelasticity, creep, viscoplasticity, and plasticity. It is divided into three parts consisting of the fundamentals of elasticity, useful constitutive laws, and applications to simple structural members, providing extended treatment of basic problems in static structural mechanics, including elastic and inelastic effects. It contains worked-out examples and end-of-chapter problems.

John D. Holmes ... 
450 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (January 27, 2015)  ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1482229196 - ISBN-13: 978-1482229196 ...

Wind forces from various types of extreme wind events continue to generate ever-increasing damage to buildings and other structures. Wind Loading of Structures, Third Edition fills an important gap as an information source for practicing and academic engineers alike, explaining the principles of wind loads on structures, including the relevant aspects of meteorology, bluff-body aerodynamics, probability and statistics, and structural dynamics.

Written in Line with International Standards Among the unique features of the book are its broad view of the major international codes and standards, and information on the extreme wind climates of a large number of countries of the world. It is directed towards practicing (particularly structural) engineers, and academics and graduate students.

The main changes from the earlier editions are: Discussion of potential global warming effects on extreme events * More discussion of tornados and tornado-generated damage * A rational approach to gust durations for structural design * Expanded considerations of wind-induced fatigue damage * Consideration of aeolian vibrations of suspended transmission lines * Expansion of the sections on the cross-wind response of tall slender structures * Simplified approaches to wind loads on "porous" industrial, mining, and oil/gas structures * A more general discussion of formats in wind codes and standards.

Not dedicated to a specific code or standard, Wind Loading of Structures, Third Edition highlights the general format and procedures related to all major codes and standards, addresses structures of various types, and presents you with topics not typically covered in traditional texts such as internal pressures, fatigue damage by wind forces, and equivalent static wind load distributions.

Wai-Fah Chen ... 652 pages- Publisher: Elsevier (January, 1975) ...
Language: English- ISBN-10: 044456909X - ISBN-13: 978-0444569097 ...

Devoted to the theory and applications of limit analysis as applied to soil mechanics, this text also contains information on soil plasticity and rock-like material such as concrete. The first part of the book describes the techniques of limit analysis in detail and are illustrated by many examples. The second part deals with the applications of limit analysis to 'classical soil mechanics problems' and the third part presents advances on bearing capacity problems of concrete blocks or rock. The final part discusses the modern development of the theory of soil plasticity. Key Features; Presents two elastic-plastic soil models and one elastic-plastic-fracture model for concrete + Includes numerical results obtained by the finite element method along with limit analysis solutions + Presents the principles of limit analysis and the general techniques that can be used in deriving statically admissible stress fields and kinematically admissible velocity fields.

I. G. Currie ... 603 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 4th edition (August 1, 2012) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1439874603 - ISBN-13: 978-1439874608 ...

H. Versteeg, W. Malalasekera ... 
520 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd edition (February 26, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131274988
ISBN-13: 978-0131274983

The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to simulate and predict fluid flows, heat transfer and associated phenomena continues to grow throughout many engineering disciplines. On the back of ever more powerful computers and graphical user interfaces CFD provides engineers with a reliable tool to assist in the design of industrial equipment often reducing or eliminating the need for performing trial-and-error experimentation.

An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics is the ideal text for the newcomer to the area whether they be undergraduates, graduates, or professionals. It provides thorough yet accessible coverage of commercial finite volume based CFD codes within the context of the underlying theory, giving the reader a full appreciation of CFD and its numerous engineering applications.

Key features: Offers essential support for novice users of commercial CFD codes such as ANSYS CFX, FLUENT, STAR-CD and PHOENICS. + Covers fluids and turbulence physics together with computational modelling techniques + Uses a step-by-step approach to introduce the methodology + Chapter summaries and worked examples throughout to reinforce understanding of the key concepts.

New to this edition: A new chapter describing unstructured meshing techniques + A new chapter on CFD uncertainty + New coverage of the fundamentals of Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) and Direct Numerical + Simulation (DNS) techniques + Summaries of TVD techniques and multi-grid solution techniques + Added examples of the SIMPLE algorithm for pressure-velocity coupling  + Two new chapters with advanced material covering combustion and radiative heat transfer modelling.

Dentcho Ivanov ... 210 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (June 26, 2015)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1498705367 - ISBN-13: 978-1498705363

An earthquake is a powerful surface acoustic wave (SAW) generated by a seismic event, such as a volcano or motion of the Earth's layers, that propagates on the Earth's surface. This book explains the design of earthquake resistant structures using SAW techniques that offer a variety of experimental setups and theoretical models. Designs of protecting systems able to dissipate or deflect SSW energy built around buildings or towns located in earthquake regions set this book apart from other seismology publications.

Alphose Zingoni ... 
276 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (December 3, 2014)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415522560 - ISBN-13: 978-0415522564

While the analysis of a civil-engineering structure typically seeks to quantify static effects (stresses and strains), there are some aspects that require considerations of vibration and dynamic behavior. Vibration Analysis and Structural Dynamics for Civil Engineers: Essentials and Group-Theoretic Formulations is relevant to instances that involve significant time-varying effects, including impact and sudden movement. It explains the basic theory to undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on vibration and dynamics, and also presents an original approach for the vibration analysis of symmetric systems, for both researchers and practicing engineers. Divided into two parts, it first covers the fundamentals of the vibration of engineering systems, and later addresses how symmetry affects vibration behavior.

Part I treats the modeling of discrete single and multi-degree-of-freedom systems, as well as mathematical formulations for continuous systems, both analytical and numerical. It also features some worked examples and tutorial problems. Part II introduces the mathematical concepts of group theory and symmetry groups, and applies these to the vibration of a diverse range of problems in structural mechanics. It reveals the computational benefits of the group-theoretic approach, and sheds new insights on complex vibration phenomena.

The book consists of 11 chapters with topics that include: The vibration of discrete systems or lumped parameter models + The free and forced response of single degree-of-freedom systems + The vibration of systems with multiple degrees of freedom + The vibration of continuous systems (strings, rods and beams) + The essentials of finite-element vibration modelling + Symmetry considerations and an outline of group and representation theories + Applications of group theory to the vibration of linear mechanical systems + Applications of group theory to the vibration of structural grids and cable nets + Group-theoretic finite-element and finite-difference formulations.

Vibration Analysis and Structural Dynamics for Civil Engineers: Essentials and Group-Theoretic Formulations acquaints students with the fundamentals of vibration theory, informs experienced structural practitioners on simple and effective techniques for vibration modelling, and provides researchers with new directions for the development of computational vibration procedures.

Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla, Ashok D. Belegundu ... 
473 pages  - Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (October, 2011) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0132162741 - ISBN-13: 978-0132162746 ... 

Introduction to Finite Engineering is ideal for senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students and also as a learning resource to practicing engineers. This book provides an integrated approach to finite element methodologies. The development of finite element theory is combined with examples and exercises involving engineering applications. The steps used in the development of the theory are implemented in complete, self-contained computer programs. While the strategy and philosophy of the previous editions has been retained, the¿Fourth Edition has been updated and improved to include new material on additional topics.

Andrea E. Surovek ... 56 pages - Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers; (December, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0784411964 - ISBN-13: 978-0784411964 ...

Advanced Analysis in Steel Frame Design presents formal guidelines for the use of second-order inelastic analysis in the design and assessment of steel framing systems. This advanced analysis methodology focuses on the strength of the structural system as a whole, rather than design load levels producing first member failure. The report includes design rules, background and commentary regarding these rules, and benchmarks for columns and frames. It also provides specific recommendations regarding the rigor of the analysis, minimum modeling requirements, consideration of limit states, serviceability, and live load reduction, yet allows latitude for the judgment of the design engineer.