Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations

SECTION 1

STRUCTURAL STEEL

ENGINEERING

AND DESIGN

MAX KURTZ, P.E.

Consulting Engineer

METRICATED BY

GERALD M. EISENBERG

Project Engineering Administrator

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Part 1: Statics, Stress and Strain, and Flexural Analysis
PRINCIPLES OF STATICS; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF AREAS
Graphical Analysis of a Force System
Analysis of Static Friction
Analysis of a Structural Frame
Graphical Analysis of a Plane Truss
Truss Analysis by the Method of Joints
Truss Analysis by the Method of Sections
Reactions of a Three-Hinged Arch
Length of Cable Carrying Known Loads
Parabolic Cable Tension and Length
Catenary Cable Sag and Distance between Supports
Stability of a Retaining Wall
Analysis of a Simple Space Truss
Analysis of a Compound Space Truss
Geometric Properties of an Area
Product of Inertia of an Area
Properties of an Area with Respect to Rotated Axes
ANALYSIS OF STRESS AND STRAIN
Stress Caused by an Axial Load
Deformation Caused by an Axial Load
Deformation of a Built-Up Member
Reactions at Elastic Supports
Analysis of Cable Supporting a Concentrated Load
Displacement of Truss Joint
Axial Stress Caused by Impact Load
Stresses on an Oblique Plane
Evaluation of Principal Stresses
Hoop Stress in Thin- Walled Cylinder under Pressure

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