An Introduction to Structural Mechanics for Architects

• Main Authors: Cueto, Elías (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), González, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Structural Integrity, 4
• Subjects: Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Engineering design.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Structural materials.; Solid Mechanics.; Engineering Design.; Building Construction and Design.; Structural Materials.

This textbook offers an introductory course to structural mechanics for architects, including problems and solutions. It follows a completely different approach to structural mechanics than the usual books for engineering schools, making it much more attractive for architecture students and practiti...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1 An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
• 2 Cable Structures
• 3 Arches
• 4 Trusses
• 5 Beams (I) Geometric Description and Internal Forces
• 6 Beams (II) Normal Stresses
• 7 Beams (III) Shear Stresses
• 8 Beams (IV) Torsion
• 9 Statically Indeterminate Structures
• Appendix A: Indicial Notation
• Index.