Simplified Structural Analysis and Design for Architects - Softcover

Taher, Rima

 
9798823375573: Simplified Structural Analysis and Design for Architects

Synopsis

This text covers the basics of structural analysis and design in clear, practical terms. Dedicated chapters cover the principles of statics, strength of materials, structural analysis, steel, wood, and concrete structures, and design types for structural elements. This edition includes new chapters on the analysis of indeterminate structures and the simplified analysis of concrete indeterminate structures.

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About the Author

Rima Taher, Ph.D., PE is a senior university lecturer at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and a part-time instructor in the graduate program at the NJIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey and practices as a civil/structural engineer with her own consulting firm, Taher Engineering LLC. Dr. Taher has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from INSA de Lyon, Lyon, France. She has a master’s degree and a doctorate in civil engineering/building technology from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, France. Dr. Taher authored and co-authored several books in structural technology. She is an expert in the field of building design for high winds and hurricanes and has given presentations at international conferences in the United States, Canada, Japan, Chile, and France. Dr. Taher is President of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chapter of ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) in North Jersey.

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