Structural mechanics :  loads, analysis, design and materials / 
H. Al Nageim ... [et al.]. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Harlow :  Prentice Hall,  2003. 
 - xviii, 361 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: Harlow: Addison Wesley Longman, 1996. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 357) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1.Behaviour of structures -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Loads on buildings and structures -- 3.Concurrent coplanar forces -- 4.Non-current coplanar forces -- 5.Moments of forces -- 6.Framed structures -- 7.Construction materials -- 8.Shear force and bending moment -- 9.Properties of sections -- 10.Introduction to structural stability, durability and environmental conditions -- 11.Simple beam design -- 12.Beams of two materials -- 13.Deflection of beams -- 14.Axially loaded columns -- 15.Connections -- 16.Addition of direct and bending stresses -- 17.Portal frames and arches -- 18.Gravity retaining walls. 
<br/><br/> This classic text provides the theory of structures and design methods of structural members using elementary mathematics. The new edition has been brought up to date with British Standards, and the examples have also been updated. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780582431652 (pbk.) :  £19.99 0582431654 (pbk.) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002025831 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Structural analysis (Engineering)<br/>Technology.<br/>Educational: Technology<br/>Structural engineering<br/>Surveying, quantity surveying<br/>Building construction & materials<br/>Children's / Teenage general interest: Buildings & construction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA645  / .D87 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.171 ALN