MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DESIGN OF BEAMS, GIRDERS, AND COLUMNS
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 STATICS TRIBUTARY AREAS EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS INTERNAL FORCES AND MOMENTS INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES STRENGTH OF MATERIALS CHAPTER 2 LOADS DEAD LOADS LIVE LOADS ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS CHAPTER 3 MATERIAL PROPERTIES WOOD STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE CHAPTER 4 SECTIONAL PROPERTIES CHAPTER 5 DESIGN APPROACHES ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN STRENGTH DESIGN CHAPTER 6 TENSION ELEMENTS CHAPTER 7 COLUMNS CHAPTER 8 BEAMS DE? ECTION BENDING STRESS SHEAR STRESS CHAPTER 9 CONNECTIONS