Beschreibung:
A broad, lucid introduction to the mathematics behind the structural analysis and design of buildings.
Preface; 1. The theory of structures; 2. Virtual work; 3. Betti, Maxwell, Müller-Breslau, Melchers; 4. Jettied construction; 5. Clebsch, Macaulay, Wittrick, Lowe; 6. The elastica; 7. Mechanisms of collapse; 8. The absolute minimum-weight design of frames; 9. Inverse design of grillages; 10. The relation between incremental and static plastic collapse; 11. The bending of a beam of trapezoidal cross-section; 12. The simple plastic bending of beams; 13. Leaning walls; domes and fan vaults; the error function; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index.