Structures, 7th edition

For courses in Structures or Structural Analysis and Design.

Structures, Seventh Edition, offers single-volume coverage of all major topics in structural analysis and design. Focusing on how structures really work, the text discusses concepts from both engineering and architectural perspectives, exploring structural behavior, structural analysis, and design within a building context.

Integrative approach discusses structures from both an engineering and architectural perspective.

• Reinforces the larger goal of the text–to explore structural behavior, analysis and design within a building context.
• Softens the boundaries between statics, strength of materials, and architectural design.  

Part I Introductory Concepts focuses on fundamental concepts of analysis and design.

• Introduces readers to the invariant set of physical principles that underlie the behavior of structures under load.
• Discusses basic analysis and design criteria, processes, modeling techniques, and more.  

Part II Analysis and Design of Structural Elements introduces readers to most of the primary structural elements used in buildings and their analysis and design.

• Discusses the elements role in building, its behavior under load (both qualitative and quantitative), and methods for designing the element.  

Part III Principles of Structural Design contains a unique examination of the logic of structural design.

• Discusses concepts as part of the larger building design process and gives design guidelines throughout.  

Flexible organization makes it easy to align material with one’s course goals.

• Offers coverage that can be adapted to fit specific course needs—e.g. an emphasis on qualitative, quantitative or both, or an emphasis on design or analysis or both.  

In-depth appendices discuss more advanced principles of structural analysis.

• Reinforces the book’s flexible approach by presenting detailed structural analysis content in self-contained appendices. 

Numerous examples, illustrations, and exercises show readers real-world applications and provide a context for learning.

• Makes material easier to understand and immediately relevant.

Expanded! Load and resistant factor design approaches are now explained more in depth, and have been included in the coverage of detailed design approaches for steel and timber beams and columns.

Expanded and Updated! The coverage of structural system design in chapter 13 has been expanded and revised.

Streamlined! All construction and system integration topics have been consolidated in chapter 15.

New! The impact of structural system choices on architectural space and form has been illustrated through many axonometric and perspective views inspired in part by Heino Engel’s illustration concepts.

New! A number of new examples of actual building structures will enable students to make a better connection between the theory of structures and its actual application to design.