Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis

Designed as a textbook for the undergraduate students of civil engineering and postgraduate students of structural engineering, this comprehensive book presents the fundamental aspects of matrix analysis of structures. The basic features of Matrix Structural Analysis along with its intricacies in application to actual problems, backed up by numerical examples, form the core of the text. The book begins with chapters on the basics of matrices and structural systems. After providing the foundation for matrix structural representation, the text moves onto dimensional and behavioural aspects of structural systems to classify into pin-jointed systems, then onto beams, and finally three-dimensional rigid jointed systems. The text concludes with a chapter on special techniques in using matrices for structural analysis. MATLAB codes are provided at the end to illustrate interfacing with a standard computing tool. A large number of numerical examples are given in each chapter to help reinforce understanding of the subject matter.