Design-Oriented Analysis of Structures
Design-Oriented Analysis of Structures

Author: Uri Kirsch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-04-11

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0306486318

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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.

Pattern-oriented Analysis and Design
Pattern-oriented Analysis and Design

Author: Sherif M. Yacoub

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780201776409

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- Exploit the significant power of design patterns and make better design decisions with the proven POAD methodology - Improve software quality and reliability while reducing costs and maintenance efforts - Practical case studies and illustrative examples help the reader manage the complexity of software development

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Author: Sarnath Ramnath

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-12-06

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1849965226

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Object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) has over the years, become a vast field, encompassing such diverse topics as design process and principles, documentation tools, refactoring, and design and architectural patterns. For most students the learning experience is incomplete without implementation. This new textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to OOAD. The salient points of its coverage are: • A sound footing on object-oriented concepts such as classes, objects, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic linking, etc. • A good introduction to the stage of requirements analysis. • Use of UML to document user requirements and design. • An extensive treatment of the design process. • Coverage of implementation issues. • Appropriate use of design and architectural patterns. • Introduction to the art and craft of refactoring. • Pointers to resources that further the reader’s knowledge. All the main case-studies used for this book have been implemented by the authors using Java. The text is liberally peppered with snippets of code, which are short and fairly self-explanatory and easy to read. Familiarity with a Java-like syntax and a broad understanding of the structure of Java would be helpful in using the book to its full potential.

Structural Design and Analysis
Structural Design and Analysis

Author: C. C. Chamis

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2016-06-03

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1483216748

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Composite Materials, Volume 8: Structural Design and Analysis, Part II covers the methods of structural design and analysis. The book discusses the discrete element analysis of composite structures; the concepts of probabilistic design and reliability as it pertains to composites; and the experimental methods for characterizing composites and composite components. The text also describes the state-of-the-art of the analysis of discontinuities, edge effects, and joints in composites; as well as the methodology for designing composite structural components. Materials scientists, materials engineers, and researchers of fiber composites will find the book invaluable.

Advances in Vibration Engineering and Structural Dynamics
Advances in Vibration Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Author: Francisco Beltran-Carbajal

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 953510845X

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The aim of this book is to present recent and innovative advances on research studies and engineering applications in important areas of vibration engineering and structural dynamics. The fourteen chapters of the book cover a wide range of interesting issues related to modelling, rotordynamics, vibration control, estimation and identification, modal analysis, dynamic structures, finite element analysis, numerical methods and other practical engineering applications and theoretical developments on this very broad matter. The audience of the book includes researchers, professors, engineers, practitioners, engineering students and new comers in a variety of disciplines seeking to know more about the state of the art, challenging open problems and innovative solution proposals in vibration engineering and structural dynamics.

Reanalysis of Structures
Reanalysis of Structures

Author: Uri Kirsch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-02-24

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1402081987

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This book deals with various computational procedures for multiple repeated analyses (reanalysis) of structures, and presents 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. To clarify the presentation, many illustrative examples and numerical results are demonstrated. Previous books on structural analysis do not cover most of the material presented here.

Simplified Nonlinear Analysis of Large Space-trusses and Space-frames, Using Explicitly Derived Tangent Stiffnesses and Accounting for Local Buckling
Simplified Nonlinear Analysis of Large Space-trusses and Space-frames, Using Explicitly Derived Tangent Stiffnesses and Accounting for Local Buckling

Author: Kunihiro Kondoh

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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Simplified finite element methods for finite deformation, post-buckling analysis of large space trusses and space frames are presented. Arbitrarily large rigid translations and rigid rotations of each member are accounted for. Each 3-D truss member is assumed to withstand an axial force, while each 3-D frame member is assumed to withstand two bending moments, a twisting moment, and transverse and axial forces at each node. The influence of local (member) buckling on global instability is systematically examined. For both 3-D truss and frame members, explicit tangent stiffness matrices are derived. By 'explicit;' it is meant that no element-wise basis functions are assumed and that no element-wise numerical integrations are involved. These explicit tangent stiffness matrices are very simply evaluated at any point in the load deformation history of a space truss, or space frame, undergoing large deformations, as well as in the post-buckled region of behavior of these structures. An arc-length method is implemented to trace the post-buckling behavior of these large space structures. A large number of examples are included to: (1) bring out the economy as well as accuracy of the simplified method developed; (2) indicate the effectiveness of the present method in creating reduced-order models of large space structures; and (3) delineate the process whereby the overall behavior of the structure can be vastly improved by controlling the deformation of individual members through active or passive mechanisms. Keywords: Reduced order model; Simplified nonlinear analysis; Finite deformations; Finite rotations; Semi-tangential rotations; Exact tangent stiffness matrix; LSS (Large Space Structure) control; Arc-length method.

Statics and Influence Functions - from a Modern Perspective
Statics and Influence Functions - from a Modern Perspective

Author: Friedel Hartmann

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-03-04

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 3319512226

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The book teaches engineers many new things about a classical topic which suddenly is again in the center of interest because of its relevance for finite element analysis, for the accuracy of computational methods. It shows that influence functions play a fundamental role in the finite element analysis of structures and practically all of linear computational mechanics. It also strives to add new and important insights into modern structural analysis and into computational mechanics by establishing the central role of influence functions for the numerical analysis and to lay a new foundation to the energy and variational principles.