Structural Engineering

A comprehensive review of robust methods based on genetic algorithms (GA), this book presents readers with the background and recent developments required to conduct research and apply GA-based methods for parameter identification, model updating, and damage detection of structural dynamic systems. ..

The main objective of this text is to provide a general approach towards structural masonry through an integration of experimental and computational techniques...

Offering a complete and uniform treatment of the most fundamental and essential topics in structural mechanics, this book presents a traditional subject in an updated and modernized way. It merges classical topics with ones that have taken shape more recently, such as duality. The book covers the me..

Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques offers a treatment of structural modeling for applications in design, research, education, and product development. Providing numerous case studies throughout, the book emphasizes modeling the behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete and masonry..

The mechanisms by which buildings and infrastructures degrade are complex, as are the procedures and methods for inspection and for rehabilitation. This book examines the various problems caused by non-uniform deformation changes, poor durability, and natural and human disasters such as earthquakes ..

An essential guide for structural design engineers and researchers who need a good understanding of buckling phenomena. It elucidates the various problems associated with attaining stability - essential for assessing the safety of structures...

The fourth edition of a perennial bestseller, this book describes the design theory and code requirements for common structures, connections, elements and frames and contains detailed explanations of the principles underlying steel design for final year undergraduate students reading structural and ..

This simple, practical, and concise guide to timber design uses both the Allowable Stress Design and the Load and Resistance Factor Design methods. It equips students to design real-world wood structures, taking a holistic project-based learning approach and using practical example problems. This ne..

Structures: From Theory to Practice provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis and design of structures, rigorous but relying more on real-life examples and explanation and less on mathematics. With a broad range of worked examples, questions, and references to further reading, this book ..

Drawn from the proceedings at the first International Conference on Structures & Architecture held in Guimaraes, Portugal, this collection of papers and accompanying CD-ROM focuses on research and development merging architecture and structural engineering. The selected contributions deal with recen..

This book provides a generalized framework for assessing the life-cycle performance and cost of civil and marine infrastructure systems with emphasis on analysis, prediction, optimization and decision-making under uncertainty. The chapters originally published as artciles in Structure and Infrastruc..

A collection of papers on current research and practice concerning technical, technological and economic aspects of thin-seams coal mining, as  presented at the International Mining Forum in February 2007 in Cracow, Poland...