Structural Design: Engineering

Structural Design is a free Civil and Structural Engineering handbook covering key course topics, notes, diagrams, equations, numerical methods and study material. Use this digital book and reference guide for Diploma, BE, BTech and related engineering degree courses.

Learn matrix structural analysis, direct stiffness and flexibility methods, truss and beam analysis, finite element methods (FEM), nonlinear structural analysis and computer-aided structural modeling. Useful for university exams, GATE revision, viva, interviews, assignments and engineering projects.

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Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics.

32 LISTED TOPICS

STIFFNESS MATRIX & STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
1. Introduction to Various Stiffnesses
2. Member Stiffness Matrix
3. Direct Stiffness Method
4. Coordinate Transformation
5. Member Stiffness Matrix in Global Coordinates
6. Assembly of Structural Stiffness Matrix
7. Calculation of Member Forces
8. Example of the Stiffness Method
9. Temperature Effects in Stiffness Matrices
10. Flexibility Matrix
11. Numerical Problems on Flexibility Method
12. Beam Stiffness Matrix
13. Stiffness Method Example for Trusses

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM)
14. Geometric Nonlinearity
15. Introduction to Finite Element Method
16. Energy Calculations
17. Finite Element Interpolation
18. Types of Finite Elements
19. Formulation for Plane Stress and Plane Strain
20. Higher-Order Triangular Elements
21. Worked Examples
22. Material Nonlinearities
23. Discretization of Structures
24. Numerical Integration
25. Numerical Examples

FEA SOFTWARE & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS
26. Introduction to Specialized FEM Software Packages
27. Structure of a Finite Element Analysis Program
28. Preprocessors and Postprocessors
29. Desirable Features of an FEA Program
30. Algorithms for Structural Members
31. Computer Program Design Using Algorithms
32. Band Matrices

APP FEATURES
• Chapter-wise structural engineering notes and study material
• Matrix methods, FEM concepts and numerical examples
• Equations and mobile-optimized technical content
• Comfortable reading mode and simple navigation
• Quick reference for exam preparation and projects

Use this free Structural Design ebook to revise structural stiffness, finite element analysis, plane stress and strain, truss calculations, numerical integration and engineering software methods.