Product Description

A new edition of this introductory text for undergraduate students of civil engineering, building, surveying and architecture. It deals with the topics of structural analysis, materials and design, and introduces all three topics in an integrated way so that the reader can quickly tackle the exciting task of designing real structures. This new edition includes two new chapters on Indeterminate Structures and Computer Methods, and Torsion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #197955 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Architects Journal
'The layout is clear and the subject matter carefully graded in increasing complexity.'

About the Author
DEREK SEWARD is a Lecturer in Engineering at Lancaster University. He began his career as a design engineer; and has previously worked as a principal engineer (structures) for a local authority.

Customer Reviews

Good Choice
Understanding Structures: Analysis, Materials, Design , is really a great book for the architects , it really helped me to finish my master degree..

Excellent book
I have found this book very helpful in my mechanical master degree. its very easy to understand and well structured. so would recommend anyone who seek grounded understanding of structures to start with this book.