Structural Mechanics: Graph and Matrix Methods: No. 9 (Applied & Engineering Mathematics S.) - Hardcover

Kaveh, Ali

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863801862 ISBN 13: 9780863801860

Publisher: Research Studies Press, 1995

Synopsis

This text combines concepts of graph theory and matrix algebra to present powerful tools for the analysis of large-scale structures. In this third edition, Kaveh (Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran) develops approaches for the analysis of large-scale systems, and provides new material on vector spaces associated with graphs, algorithms for planar embedding of space structures, and novel applications of symmetry for calculating the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of some special matrices. The text can be used in structural analysis courses for civil and mechanical engineering at the PhD, MSc, and BSc levels. It is distributed in the US by AIDC. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Synopsis

Graph technology is a useful tool for the efficient analysis of complex practical structures and is particularly suitable for computational mechanics. In this book, many concepts of graph theory are developed and applied to the formation of highly sparse structural matrices. The concepts presented are not only applicable to skeletal structures, but can equally well be used for the analysis of other systems such as hydraulic and electrical networks. The theory is illustrated by worked example and problems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Research Studies Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863801862
• ISBN 13: 9780863801860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 456