Structural analysis a unified classical and matrix approach A. Ghali, A.M. Neville

Structural analysis modeling – Statically determinate structures – Introduction to the analysis of statically indeterminate structures – Force method of analysis – Displacement method of analysis – Use of force and displacement methods – Strain energy and virtual work – Determination of displacement by virtual work – Further energy theorems – Displacement of elastic structures by special methods – Applications of force and displacement methods: column analysis and moment distribution – Effects of axial forces on flexural stiffness – Analysis of shear-wall structures – Methods of finite differences – Finite-element method – Further development of finite-element method – Plastic analysis of continuous beams and frames – Yield-line and strip methods for slabs – Structural dynamics – Response of structures to earthquakes – Response of unsymmetrical buildings to earthquakes – Computer analysis of framed structures – Implementation of computer analysis – Nonlinear analysis – Reliability analysis structures – Computer programs.