Mechanics of Civil Engineering Structures

1. Introduction
2. Stresses and Strains
3. Elastic Beams and Columns
4. Inelastic and Composite Beams and Columns
5. Temperature and Other Kinematic Loads
6. Energy Principles
7. Stability and Second-order Effects of Beams and Columns
8. Basics of Vibration
9. Statically Indeterminate Elastic-plastic Structures
10. Plates
11. Shells

Practicing engineers designing civil engineering structures, and advanced students of civil engineering, require foundational knowledge　and advanced analytical and empirical tools.　Mechanics in Civil Engineering Structures　presents　the material　needed by practicing engineers engaged in the design of civil engineering structures, and students of civil engineering. The book covers the fundamental principles of mechanics needed to understand the responses of structures to different types of　load and　provides the analytical and empirical tools for design. The title presents the mechanics of relevant structural elements—including columns, beams, frames, plates and shells—and　the　use　of mechanical models for assessing design code application.　Eleven　chapters cover topics including stresses and strains; elastic beams and columns; inelastic and composite beams and columns; temperature and other kinematic loads; energy principles; stability and second-order effects for beams and columns;　basics of　vibration;　indeterminate　elastic-plastic structures; plates and shells.　This　book　is an invaluable guide for　civil　engineers　needing　foundational　background and advanced　analytical and empirical tools　for structural design.　

• Includes　110　fully worked-out　examples of　important problems and 130 practice problems with an interaction solution manual (http://hsz121.hsz.bme.hu/solutionmanual).
• Presents the　foundational　material　and advanced theory and method　needed by civil engineers　for structural design　
• Provides the methodological and analytical tools needed to design civil engineering structures　
• Details the mechanics of salient structural elements　including columns, beams, frames, plates and shells　
• Details　mechanical models　for　assessing the applicability of design codes　　

Upper level and graduate students enrolled in a civil engineering curriculum and for practicing engineers engaged in the design of civil engineering structures