This textbook provides fundamental concepts, and a comprehensive analysis of indeterminate structures by both force and displacement methods. Major coverage includes the analysis of beams, rigid-jointed plane frames, and pin-jointed plane frames by various force and displacement methods, followed by the analysis of multi-storey frames using approximate methods, influence lines for indeterminate structures, and two-hinged arches. Each chapter contains an introduction, methodology, necessary derivations/equations, and examples.
Features:
- Discusses advanced levels of structural analysis with a focus on indeterminate structures.
- Covers approximate methods for the analysis of multi-storey frames, two-hinged arches, and influence lines for indeterminate beams.
- Separately discusses both flexibility and stiffness matrix methods for beams, rigid joint plane frames, and pin joint plane frames.
- Step-by-step procedure for solving problems in each method.
- Explains the problems with neat coloured free-body diagrams, shear force and bending moment diagrams, and probable elastic curves.
- Includes review questions and answers for numerical problems and examples.
This book is aimed at undergraduate and senior undergraduate students in structural and civil engineering.
This textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of indeterminate structures by both force and displacement methods including the basics, their usage in the analysis of beams, rigid joint and pin joint plane frames. Each chapter contains introduction, methodology, necessary derivations/equations, and examples.
1. Methods of Analysis
2. Three Moments Theorem
3. Consistent
Deformation Method
4. Strain Energy Method Theorem of Least Work
5.
Column Analogy Method
6. Slope Deflection Method
7. Moment Distribution
Method
8. Kanis Method
9. Matrix Methods: Flexibility Matrix Method
10.
Matrix Methods: Stiffness Matrix Method
11. Analysis of Multi-Storey Frames
by Approximate Methods
12. Influence Lines for Indeterminate Beams
13.
Two-hinged Arches
Meesala Chakradhara Rao holds Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur, India, and is currently working as a Professor at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (Central University), Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), India. He obtained his M.Tech. from NIT Surathkal (Formerly Karnataka Regional Engineering College) in Structural Engineering specialization, graduated from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, and holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering from SBTET Hyderabad, India. He has over 25 years of teaching, research, and consultancy experience. He previously worked as a Professor at Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla, and GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. His research areas include Sustainable construction materials, Microstructural characterization of concrete, and Static and impact testing of concrete structures. He has published more than 40 National/International reputed journals and conferences.
