Product Description

A successful and widely adopted text for first year students of engineering and building. This second edition has been extended to cover the major part of the structural mechanics/analysis syllabuses of most civil engineering courses up to the end of second year level. Five new programmes have been added, and other sections modified. Using a distinctive programmed learning format, it allows the student to work at their own pace, and assess their progress through the use of carefully constructed questions and graded practical problems.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61163 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-13
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 592 pages

From the Publisher
Further Information
This second edition of Structural Mechanics is an expanded and revised successor to the highly successful first edition, which over the last ten years has become a widely adopted standard first year text. The addition of five new programmes, together with some updating of the original text, now means that this book covers most of the principles of structural mechanics taught in the first and second years of civil engineering degree courses.

· Suitable for independent study or as a compliment to a traditional lecture-based course · Adopts a programmed learning format, with a focus on student-centred learning

· Contains many examples, carefully constructed questions and graded practical problems, allowing the reader to work at their own pace, and assess their progress whilst gaining confidence in their ability to apply the principles of Structural Mechanics

· Now covering the major part of the Structural Mechanics/Analysis syllabuses of most Civil Engineering degree courses up to second year level.

About the Author
RAY HULSE is Deputy Dean of the School of the Built Environment at Coventry University. An experienced teacher and writer, he has co-authored several other texts for Macmillan, including Reinforced Concrete Design, fifth edition (with W.H.Mosely and J.H.Bungey), published in 1999. - JACK CAIN was formerly Principle Lecturer and Course Leader for the Civil Engineering degree course at Coventry University. He has had many years of industrial and teaching experience .

Customer Reviews

Structural made easy (...-ier)
This book is recommended by our lecturers in university. The book is useful as it contained all the information that I needed for my first year study of Civil Engineering. The ‘Problems’ (in format of problems sheets) sections are handy and very useful as small revision. The graphics and diagrams are clear, and the calculations made can be easily understood by a first year student like me.

On the negative side, I am a bit confused with many ‘frames’ (that is small sections, NOT structure) in the book. Each frame ends with a question to develop understanding and begins with the answer from previous frame being put in some big black boxes. Although it is a good idea to divide a small chapter into many small parts, however the boxes at the beginning of each frame looks like an important summary rather than answers, it gets frustrating at time during your last minutes revision!

Overall, I think this book is extremely useful for students who just started to study Civil or Structural engineering. It briefly covers all the information you needed without getting too difficult and technical. This is also a good book for people who are too lazy to go to lectures.

Very good
Very good book for student who start to study structural mechanics for the first time. It is a very easy book to understand and you do not need very good math skills. If you have already studied structural mechanics and you need a book to use as manual, other books are better.

Structural Mechanics Book
Very Happy with the service and the book was in good condition.

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