Structural analysis

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"This book attempts to provide a clear and simple introduction to classical methods of structural analysis and personal computer applications for the civil engineering undergraduate student. The computer revolution of the past 40 years has significantly altered and improved the procedures the modern engineer uses in the execution of analysis and design of civil engineering structures. The reasonably inexpensive personal computer (PC) and the availability of relatively inexpensive software has inspired both large, and especially smaller, engineering firms to use PCs in the performance of their daily engineering tasks. Advances made during the past decade in microcomputer development have encouraged the development of PC software capable of solving complex engineering problems that were dependent on an expensive mainframe or minicomputer for solution in the past."--Preface.