Elements of the Theory of Structures
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780521034203
Subjects: Mathematics for scientists & engineers; Structural engineering; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Civil; Engineering - Mechanical; Structural analysis (Engineering); Structural analysis (Engineering) Structural; Technology / Engineering / Civil; Technology-Engineering - Mechanical
First sentence: A structure (from the Latin struere) is anything built: say an arched bridge or a cathedral from stone; a ship or a roof (and perhaps a spire) from timber; an earth dam or an excavation in soil for a fortification; or (as isolated usages) iron bars (in China first) or vegetable ropes to form suspension chains in bridges.