Understanding Structural Engineering: From Theory to Practice
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Features
- Examines all major structural engineering advancements of the last 70 years, presented in a unified and cohesive manner
- Presents new structural rigorousness information, from design to mechanics
- Explains modern trends in structural engineering and forecasts future directions
- Covers multiple analyses: elastic, plastic, finite element, strut-and-tie, and computer simulations
Summary
In our world of seemingly unlimited computing, numerous analytical approaches to the estimation of stress, strain, and displacement—including analytical, numerical, physical, and analog techniques—have greatly advanced the practice of engineering. Combining theory and experimentation, computer simulation has emerged as a third path for engineering design and performance evaluation. As a result, structural engineers working in the practical world of engineering must apply and, ideally, thrive on these idealizations of science-based theories.
Analyzing the major achievements in the field, Understanding Structural Engineering demonstrates how to bring science to engineering design. This book illustrates:
- Key conceptual breakthroughs in structural engineering in the twentieth century
- The science of structural engineering from basic mechanics and computing to the ultimate process of engineering design
- How engineers implement theory to practice through idealizations and simplifications
- Current and future trends in structural engineering
Developments and advancements in structural engineering hinge on a few key breakthroughs in concepts, simplifications and idealizations. Simplification, inherent in the art of structural engineering, is a key theme throughout this book. But the authors go further. Their clear explanations of the role and impact of new, science-based developments shows you how to put them into practice.
Table of Contents
From Science to Engineering
Historical Sketch
The Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Elastic Analysis as a Start
Plastic Analysis as a Further Progress
Finite Element Analysis as a Logical Extension
Strut-and-Tie Model as a Powerful Tool
Advanced Analysis for Steel Frame Design as the Current Progress
Computer-Based Simulation as the Future Trend
Summary
The Era of Elasticity
Fundamentals of Elasticity
The Concept of Generalized Stress and Generalized Strain
Theory of Structures
Theory of Structural Stability
Theory of Plates
Theory of Shells
Finite Element
The Allowable Stress as a Basis for Design
Historical Sketch
The Era of Plasticity
Fundamentals of Plasticity
Limit Theorems of Perfect Plasticity
Bar Element as a Start
Concrete Plate Element as a Next Step
Strut-and-Tie Model as a Recent Progress
Historical Sketch
The Era of Finite Element
Introduction
Fundamentals of Finite Element
Application for Structural Steel Member Design
Application for Structural System Design
Load and Resistance Factor Design for Structural Steel Buildings
Historical Sketch
Strut-and-Tie Model for Design of Structural Concrete Discontinuity Regions
Introduction
D-Regions versus B-Regions
Strut-and-Tie Model as a Solution
Selected Discontinuous Stress Fields
An Illustrative Design Example
Historical Sketch
Toward Advanced Analysis for Steel Frame Design
The Role of the Effective Length Factor K in Design
Methods of Advanced Analysis
Simplifications for Advanced Analysis
Practical Advanced Analysis
Application Examples
Performance-Based-Design
Historical Sketch
The Era of Model-Based Simulation
The Era of Computer Simulation
Model-Based Simulation in Structural Engineering
MBS System Integration
Material Modeling
Integration of Heterogeneous Models
Representation and Propagation of Uncertainty
Model Synthesis
Computing
Scientific Visualization
Model Updating and Validation
Summary
Author Bio(s)
Editorial Reviews
"... I have been reading parts of the book, and have shown it around. I think it is a very nice summary of the past, present, and future of structural engineering. ... a great text for a graduate course ... gives the reader a good overview of the whole field, so that the individual specialists will know where their particular expertise fits into the overall picture. Congratulations on another great job!"
— Theodore V. Galambos, University of Minnesota, Department of Civil Engineering, Minneapolis, USA
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