Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, Second Edition offers a comprehensive and well-integrated presentation of the foundational principles of structural analysis. It presents a rigorous treatment of the underlying theory and a broad spectrum of example problems to illustrate practical applications. The book is richly illustrated with a balance between realistic representations of actual structures and the idealized sketches customarily used in engineering practice. There is a large selection of problems that can be assigned by the instructor that range in difficulty from simple to challenging.

Contents
Part One: Orientation

· Introduction

· Basic Concepts of Structural Analysis

Part Two: Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures

· Reactions

· Member Forces in Planar Trusses and Space Frameworks

· Member Forces in Beams and Frames

· Influence Lines and Maximum Load Effects

Part Three: Elastic Deflections of Structures

· Elastic Deflections of Trusses and Frameworks

· Elastic Deflections of Beam and Frame Structures

Part Four: Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures

· More Basic Concepts of Structural Analysis

· Method of Consistent Deformations (and Other Compatibility Methods)

· Slope Deflection Method (and Other Equilibrium Methods)

· Moment Distribution Method

Part Five: Matrix Methods of Analysis

· Member Force-Deformation Relations

· Stiffness Method

· Flexibility Method

Appendix: Answers to Selected Problems