Contents

pp v-vi

Preface

pp vii-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xii

Author’s Note

pp xiii-xviii

Part I - Simple Structures

pp 1-2

1 - Mastering Friction

pp 3-13

2 - Equilibrium of Pseudo-Deformed Bodies

pp 14-21

3 - Simple Cables

pp 22-28

Part II - Truss Frameworks

pp 29-30

4 - Statical (In)determinacy in Trusses

pp 31-36

5 - Virtual Work for Trusses

pp 37-45

6 - Why Does the Lower Bound Theorem Work?

pp 46-52

Part III - Beams and Frames: Character

pp 53-54

7 - Drawing Well: Bending Moment (and Shear Force) Diagrams

pp 55-64

8 - How Many Redundancies in Frames?

pp 65-71

9 - Sequence Spaces

pp 72-80

Part IV - Beams and Frames: Analysis

pp 81-82

10 - Standard Beam Deflections

pp 83-87

11 - Deflection Coefficients

pp 88-94

12 - Moment Distribution: At the Junction

pp 95-102

Part V - Design Choices

pp 103-104

13 - Bending vs Stretching

pp 105-110

14 - Cross-Sectional Stiffness

pp 111-122

15 - Cross-Sectional Strength

pp 123-132

16 - Back of the Envelope: Beam Design by Lower Bound

pp 133-139

17 - The Third Dimension

pp 140-146

Part VI - Deliberately Deformed

pp 147-148

18 - How Many Collapse Mechanisms?

pp 149-160

19 - When Buckling Occurs: And not

pp 161-167