Ebook: Elastic beams and frames

Introduction; Statics; Elasticity; Beams with axial stresses; Torsion of beams; Shear of beams; Energy methods; General theory of beams; Stability of beams; Vibration of beams; Matrix analysis of structures; Computer analysis of frames; Influence lines; Optimum structures; Regular structures; Appendices: 1. Common notation; 2. How to use the structural analysis programs; 3. How to use the other programs; 4. Section properties and related formulae; 5. Properties of regular structures and standard solutions; 6. Tables of beam formulae, Stability and vibration functions; 7. The characteristic response of cones; 8. Elements of plate theory; 9. Further theoretical considerations; References and suggested reading; Index.