Structural Mechanics Fundamentals gives you a complete and uniform treatment of the most fundamental and essential topics in structural mechanics. Presenting a traditional subject in an updated and modernized way it merges classical topics with ones that have taken shape in more recent times such as duality. This book is extensively based on the introductory chapters to the authorâs Structural Mechanics: A Unified Approach. Coverage includes: The basic topics of geometry of areas and of kinematics and statics of rigid body systems The mechanics of linear elastic solidsâbeams plates and three-dimensional solidsâexamined using a matrix approach The analysis of strain and stress around a material point The linear elastic constitutive law with related Clapeyronâs and Bettiâs theorems Kinematic static and constitutive equations The implication of the principle of virtual work The Saint Venant problem The theory of beam systemsâstatically determinate or indeterminate Methods of forces and energy for the examination of indeterminate beam systems The book draws on the authorâs many years of teaching experience and features a wealth of illustrations and worked examples to help explain the topics clearly yet rigorously. The book can be used as a text for senior undergraduate or graduate students in structural engineering or architecture and as a valuable reference for researchers and practicing engineers. . Language: English