Structural Cross Sections: Analysis and Design

Structural Cross Sections: Analysis and Design provides valuable information on this key component in almost all aspects of theoretical formulation, computer applications, practical analysis, and design, from their properties, to their modeling and analysis process, especially for complex shapes. This concise, but rigorous, discussion of structural materials, such as concrete composite, fiber reinforced concrete, reinforced steel, prestress steel, steel-concrete composite, and cold and hot rolled rormed structural steel focuses on four major areas of cross sections in the structural design process. The book starts with a clear and rigorous overview of cross section behavior with respect to various aspects of structural mechanics and computing that is then followed by the applications regarding the computation of cross-section properties, stress distribution, stress calculations, and the calculation of stress-resultant using a unified and integrated approach. Includes moment curvature analysis, interaction diagrams, and reinforcement design and stress analysis for structural cross sectionsPresents ,odeling tools and computational methods for cross sections for stress distribution and stress calculationsHeavily Illustrated with schematics, diagrams, and line drawingsSupported by author developed computer based apps to be used in conjunction with the practical applications presented in the book