Design-Oriented Analysis of Structures

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Concepts and Methods

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      Pages 1-15

   3. Structural Analysis

      Pages 17-40

   4. Reanalsis of Structures

      Pages 41-54

   5. Direct Methods

      Pages 55-63

   6. Local Approximations

      Pages 65-84

   7. Global Approximations

      Pages 85-106

3. A Unified Approach

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Combined Approximations (CA)

      Pages 109-135

   3. Simplified Solution Procedures

      Pages 137-159

   4. Topological and Geometrical Changes

      Pages 161-186

   5. Design Sensitivity Analysis

      Pages 187-205

   6. Nonlinear Reanalysis

      Pages 207-220

   7. Vibration Reanalysis

      Pages 221-232

4. Back Matter

   Pages 233-240

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This book was developed while I was teaching graduate courses on analysis, design and optimization of structures, in the United States, Europe and Israel. Structural analysis is a main part of any design problem, and the analysis often must be repeated many times during the design process. Much work has been done on design-oriented analysis of structures recently and many studies have been published. The purpose of the book is to collect together selected topics of this literature and to present them in a unified approach. It meets the need for a general text covering the basic concepts and methods as well as recent developments in this area. This should prove useful to students, researchers, consultants and practicing engineers involved in analysis and design of structures. Previous books on structural analysis do not cover most of the material presented in the book. The book deals with the problem of multiple repeated analyses (reanalysis) of structures that is common to numerous analysis and design tasks. Reanalysis is needed in many areas such as structural optimization, analysis of damaged structures, nonlinear analysis, probabilistic analysis, controlled structures, smart structures and adaptive structures. It is related to a wide range of applications in such fields as Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.

• Vibration
• architecture
• calculus
• civil engineering
• mechanical engineering
• optimization
• structural analysis
• structure

From the reviews:
"The textbook is easy to read and is full of detailed examples. It should be useful to students and practitioners interested in structural approximation techniques."
(Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 25:307, 2003)

• Dept. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

  Uri Kirsch

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