Analytical Estimates Of Structural Behavior

K13250_cover 1/12/12 10:53 AM Page 1 C “I cannot agree more with the driving vision of the authors. ... Very few structural engineers think about the relationship of the model to the structure. As I have complained often in question form ‘Is the exact analysis of an approximate model good enough to serve as an approximate analysis of the exact model?’ I sense that Dym and Williams are on the same page.” —Mete A. Sozen, Kettelhut Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering, Purdue University “The authors, in their book Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior, have done an excellent job of demonstrating the value of the classical approach in a modern digital world.” —Bungale S. Taranath, Corporate Consultant, DeSimone Consulting Engineers With the increasing reliance on computer-based approaches in structural analysis, it is becoming even more important for structural engineers to recognize that they are dealing with models of structures, not with the actual structures. Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior presents an integrated approach to modeling and estimating the behavior of structures. This book encourages readers to think about structures and their models in a way that is rooted in classic elementary elasticity—depending less on advanced mathematical techniques and more on the dimensions and magnitudes of the underlying physics. The authors stretch the mold, emphasizing and more explicitly describing the modeling process. The focus is on learning which calculations to perform and how to validate and interpret the results—skills that will be increasingly useful for professional engineers. Taking a unique approach, Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior is suitable for advanced undergraduates, as well as graduate students and practitioners, who want to spend less time and effort generating numbers, and more time understanding what those numbers mean. K13250 an informa business w w w. c r c p r e s s . c o m Composite 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487 711 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 2 Park Square, Milton Park Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN, UK w w w. c r c p r e s s . c o m Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior Dym | Williams CIVIL ENGINEERING M Y CM MY CY CMY K Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior K13250.indb 1 05/01/12 12:16 PM This page intentionally left blank Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior Clive L. Dym | Harry E. Williams Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business K13250.indb 3 05/01/12 12:16 PM CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2012 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20111007 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4398-7091-4 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted