MECHANICS

OF
STRUCTURES VOL. II
[ T heory a nd a n a lysis o f s truc t ur e s ]


By
Dr. H. J. Shah & S. B. Junnarkar

Edition : 24th Edition : 2015

ISBN : 978-93-85039-02-7
Size : 135 mm × 210 mm
Binding : Paperback with 4 Color Jacket Cover
Pages : 970 + 16
` 325.00

About the book CONTENT

This text-book now published in continuation of its Vol. I. This volume discusses the theory and 1 : INFLUENCE LINES FOR BEAMS
analysis of structures in comprehensive and lucid manner. 2 : ROLLING LOADS
This book is written by an eminent author who had an experience of over thirty years in the 3 : INFLUENCE LINES FOR TRUSSES
teaching of the subject, and now, it is revised and enlarged by the experienced teacher. 4 : MASONRY DAMS AND RETAINING WALLS
5 : CABLES AND SUSPENSION BRIDGES
The book within its 21 chapters now contains more than: 6 : THREE HINGED ARCHES
7 : FORCES IN FRAMED STRUCTURES
* 400 Fully solved problems
8 : INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES
* 440 Examples with answers 9 : DEFLECTIONS I
* 640 Neatly drawn diagrams 10 : DEFLECTIONS II
11 : CONSISTENT DEFORMATION I
It is published entirely in SI Units. 12 : CONSISTENT DEFORMATION II
It is hoped that this edition will prove extremely useful to the students of Civil, Mechanical 13 : LEAST WORK AND THEOREM OF THREE MOMENT
and Architecture Engineering reading for Degree Examinations of all the Universities of India, 14 : INDETERMINATE ARCHES
Diploma Examinations conducted by various Boards of Technical Examinations, also Certificate 15 : SLOPE DEFLECTION METHOD
16 : MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD
Courses, as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C., G.A.T.E., I.E.S. and other similar competitive
17 : COLUMN ANALOGY METHOD
and professional Examinations. It should also prove of great interest and practical use to the
18 : THE ELASTIC CENTRE
practising engineers.
19 : THE RECIPROCAL THEOREM
20 : PLASTIC THEORY
21 : INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX METHODS OF ANALYSIS

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Detailed Contents
Chapter 1 INFLUENCE LINES FOR BEAMS Chapter 5 CABLES AND SUSPENSION BRIDGES
1-1. Introductory 5-1. Equilibrium of a light suspended cord under a given
1-2. Influence line system of loading
1-3. Influence lines for simple beam reactions 5-2. Shape of the cord
1-4. Influence lines for simple beam shears 5-3. Light suspension bridges
1-5. Influence lines for simple beam moments 5-4. Cable supports at different levels
1-6. Uses of influence lines 5-5. Anchor cables
1-7. Influence lines for girders with floor joists 5-6. Temperature stresses
1-8. Compound beams 5-7. The Catenary
1-9. Closure 5-8. Moving loads on suspension bridges
Examples I 5-9. Suspension bridge with three hinged stiffening girders
Chapter 2 ROLLING LOADS 5-10. Two hinged stiffening girder
2-1. Rolling loads 5-11. Temperature stresses in stiffening girder
2-2. Maximum shear in a beam supporting uniformly Examples V
distributed loads Chapter 6 THREE HINGED ARCHES
2-3. Maximum bending moments at sections in beams 6-1. Metal arches
supporting uniformly distributed load 6-2. Linear arch or line of thrust
2-4. Maximum shear at sections in a beam supporting two 6-3. Bending moments: Eddy’s theorem
concentrated loads
6-4. Three hinged arch
2-5. Maximum moment at sections in a beam supporting
6-5. Braced three hinged arch
two concentrated loads
6-6. Graphical methods
2-6. Maximum end shear in a beam supporting a series of
moving concentrated loads 6-7. Moving loads on three hinged arches
2-7. Maximum shear at sections of beams supporting a series 6-8. Temperature effects
of moving concentrated loads Examples VI
2-8. Maximum moment at a section in a beam supporting a Chapter 7 FORCES IN FRAMED STRUCTURES
series of moving concentrated loads 7-1. Framed structures with sub-divided panels
2-9. Absolute maximum moment in a beam supporting a 7-2. Pratt truss with parallel chords and sub-struts: through
series of moving concentrated loads type
2-10. Maximum S.F. and maximum B.M. diagrams 7-3. Pratt truss with parallel chords and sub-ties: deck type
2-11. Equivalent uniformly distributed load 7-4. Pratt truss with non-parallel chords
2-12. Combined dead load and moving load S.F. diagrams: 7-5. Warren truss with sub-divided panels
Focal length 7-6. Rolling loads: Influence lines
Examples II
7-7. Pratt truss with inclined chord: Influence lines
Chapter 3 INFLUENCE LINES FOR TRUSSES 7-8. The Wichert Truss
3-1. Introductory 7-9. Dynamical loads on bridges: Impact allowance
3-2. Bridge floor system 7-10. Wind pressure
3-3. Influence lines for truss reactions 7-11. Working stresses
3-4. Influence lines for member forces
Chapter 8 INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES
3-5. Determination of maximum forces
8-1. Determinateness of the structure
3-6. Counters in bridge trusses
8-2. Use of indeterminate structures
3-7. Influence lines for non-parallel chord trusses
8-3. Methods of analysis
Examples III
8-4. Approximate analysis of indeterminate structures
Chapter 4 MASONRY DAMS AND RETAINING WALLS 8-5. Truss with two hinges
4-1. Water pressure 8-6. Trusses with two diagonals in each panel
4-2. Conditions of stability 8-7. Industrial frame
4-3. The minimum bottom width for stability 8-8. Building frames subjected to gravity loads
4-4. Trapezoidal section with a sloping water face 8-9. Building frames subjected to lateral loads
4-5. Other forms of section 8-10. The portal method
4-6. Resultant thrust outside the middle third 8-11. The cantilever method
4-7. Retaining walls 8-12. Vierendeel truss
4-8. The inclined plane Examples VIII
4-9. Rankine’s theory of earth pressure
4-10. Retaining wall of trapezoidal section, earth level with Chapter 9 DEFLECTIONS I
the top of the wall 9-1. Introductory
4-11. Surcharged retaining wall 9-2. Moment area method
4-12. Graphical methods 9-3. Method of elastic weights
4-13. Wedge theory of earth pressure: Rebhann – Häseler’s 9-4. Conjugate beam method
method 9-5. Virtual work — unit load method: Basic formula
4-14. Minimum depth of foundation 9-6. The unit load method applied to deflections of beams
Examples IV and frames
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9-7. The unit load method applied to beam rotations Chapter 16 MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD
9-8. Strain energy 16-1. Introductory
9-9. Castigliano’s first theorem 16-2. Description of the method
9-10. Castigliano’s first theorem applied to beam deflections 16-3. Carry-over moment
and rotations 16-4. Distribution factors
Examples IX 16-5. Definitions
16-6. Sign conventions
Chapter 10 DEFLECTIONS II
16-7. Fixed end moments
Deflection of framed structures 16-8. Application of method
10-1. The unit load method applied to deflections of trusses 16-9. Modification of stiffness for simple ends
10-2. The first theorem of Castigliano 16-10. Shear and moment diagrams
10-3. Graphical methods: Williot-Mohr diagrams 16-11. Overhanging beams
10-4. Maxwell’s theorem of reciprocal deflections Moment distribution for frames
10-5. Influence line for deflection 16-12. Frames with side-sway prevented
Examples X 16-13. Frames with side-sway
Chapter 11 CONSISTENT DEFORMATION I 16-14. Portal frames with inclined members
11-1. The method of consistent deformation Examples XVI
11-2. Beams with one redundant Chapter 17 COLUMN ANALOGY METHOD
11-3. Beams with two or more redundants 17-1. Introductory
11-4. Continuous beams 17-2. The method
11-5. Fixed beams 17-3. Stiffness and carry-over factor
11-6. Support settlement 17-4. Maxwell’s reciprocal law
11-7. Influence lines for indeterminate beams 17-5. Analysis of frames by column analogy method
11-8. Qualitative influence lines 17-6. Analysis of gable frames
Examples XI 17-7. Analysis of unsymmetrical frames
Examples XVII
Chapter 12 CONSISTENT DEFORMATION II
Analysis of indeterminate trusses Chapter 18 THE ELASTIC CENTRE
12-1. Externally redundant trusses 18-1. Introductory
12-2. Internally redundant trusses 18-2. The fixed-base portal frame
12-3. Externally and internally redundant trusses 18-3. The elastic centre
12-4. Secondary forces 18-4. Fixed arches
12-5. Influence lines for statically indeterminate trusses 18-5. Circular arch
Examples XII 18-6. Two-hinged arches
Examples XVIII
Chapter 13 LEAST WORK AND THEOREM OF THREE
MOMENT Chapter 19 THE RECIPROCAL THEOREM
13-1. The second theorem of Castigliano: Principle of least 19-1. Introductory
work or minimum strain-energy 19-2. The reciprocal theorem
13-2. Portal frames 19-3. Influence coefficients
13-3. The three moment theorem 19-4. Proof
19-5. Models
13-4. Support settlement
Examples XIX
Examples XIII
Chapter 20 PLASTIC THEORY
Chapter 14 INDETERMINATE ARCHES
20-1. Limit design: Load factor
14-1. Bending of a curved bar
20-2. Plastic bending: Plastic hinge: Shape factor
14-2. Two-hinged arch
20-3. Simply supported beams
14-3. Moving loads on two-hinged arches
20-4. Propped cantilevers
14-4. Temperature stresses
20-5. Encastré beams
14-5. Fixed arch 20-6. Design of beams
14-6. Temperature stresses 20-7. Continuous beams
14-7. Two-hinged arch: Strain energy method 20-8. Portal frames
14-8. Suspension cable with a two-hinged stiffening girder 20-9. Analytical methods: Virtual work
14-9. The masonry arch 20-10. Combined bending and axial load
14-10. Fuller’s test for stability of an arch Examples XX
Examples XIV
Chapter 21 INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX METHODS
Chapter 15 SLOPE DEFLECTION METHOD OF ANALYSIS
15-1. Introduction 21-1. Actions and displacements
15-2. Sign conventions 21-2. Equilibrium and compatibility
15-3. Development of slope deflection equations: Assumptions 21-3. Static and kinematic indeterminacy
15-4. Modification for simple ends 21-4. Structural mobilities
15-5. Frames with no side-sway 21-5. Flexibility and stiffness
15-6. Frames with side-sway 21-6. General case
Examples XV 21-7. Closure
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