[...]... energies, and restraint reactions are easily found Modern analysis solutions methods also are largely carried out using a computer The direction of this presentation is first to provide an understanding of the behavior of solid bodies under load and second to prepare the student for modern advanced courses in which computer based methods are the norm Analysis of Structures: An Introduction Including Numerical. .. Introduction Including Numerical Methods is accompanied by a website (www.wiley.com/go/waas) housing exercises and examples that use modern software which generates color contour plots of deformation and internal stress It offers invaluable guidance and understanding to senior level and graduate students studying courses in stress and deformation analysis as part of aerospace, mechanical and civil engineering... practicing engineers who want to re-train or re-engineer their set of analysis tools for contemporary stress and deformation analysis of solids and structures We are grateful to Dianyun Zhang, Ph.D candidate in Aerospace Engineering, for her careful reading of the examples presented Corrections, comments, and criticisms are welcomed Joe G Eisley Anthony M Waas June 2011 Ann Arbor, Michigan P1: TIX/XYZ JWST071-01... Analysis of Structures: An Introduction Including Numerical Methods, First Edition Joe G Eisley and Anthony M Waas © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Published 2011 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd P1: TIX/XYZ JWST071-01 P2: ABC JWST071-Waas July 2, 2011 2 14:39 Printer Name: Yet to Come Analysis of Structures: An Introduction Including Numerical Methods United States, the so-called English system of units is still... perpendicular planes as shown in Figure (a) Sum the two to find the resultant force and its direction P1: TIX/XYZ JWST071-01 P2: ABC JWST071-Waas July 2, 2011 8 14:39 Printer Name: Yet to Come Analysis of Structures: An Introduction Including Numerical Methods y F1 = 200 N F2 = 98 N 45o 60o x z Figure (a) Solution: Resolve the forces into components and sum Solve for the value of the resultant force and its... surface force and the y its P1: TIX/XYZ JWST071-01 P2: ABC JWST071-Waas July 2, 2011 20 14:39 Printer Name: Yet to Come Analysis of Structures: An Introduction Including Numerical Methods component direction We note that its units are force per unit area (N/mm2 ) and since it is uniform in the z direction we can multiply the surface force by the width, a, of the planar surface and obtain an equivalent... we wish to find the moment components of this force with respect to a set of rectangular Cartesian coordinate axes P1: TIX/XYZ JWST071-01 P2: ABC JWST071-Waas July 2, 2011 14 14:39 Printer Name: Yet to Come Analysis of Structures: An Introduction Including Numerical Methods y Fy Fx x yo Fz zo xo z Figure 1.5.7 In Figure 1.5.7 we show the components of a force {F} and the axes about which we wish to... Forces and Moments 1.1 Introduction Mechanics of solids is concerned with the analysis and design of solid bodies under the action of applied forces in order to ensure “acceptable” behavior These solid bodies are the components and the assemblies of components that make up the structures of aircraft, automobiles, washing machines, golf clubs, roller blades, buildings, bridges, and so on, that is, of many... honors, 1982), and the California Institute of Technology, MS (1983), PhD (1988) all in Aeronautics He joined the University of Michigan in January 1988 as an Assistant Professor, and is currently the Felix Pawlowski Collegiate Professor His current teaching and research interests are related to lightweight composite aerostructures, with a focus on manufacturability and damage tolerance, ceramic matrix... University, BS (1951), and the California Institute of Technology, MS (1952), PhD (1956), all in the field of aeronautical engineering He served on the faculty of the Department of Aerospace Engineering from 1956 to 1998 and retired as Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Engineering in 1998 His primary field of teaching and research has been in structural analysis with an emphasis on the dynamics of structures He . norm. Analysis of Structures: An Introduction Including Numerical Methods is accompanied by a website (www.wiley.com/go/waas) housing exercises and examples. their set of analysis tools for contemporary stress and deformation analysis of solids and structures. We are grateful to Dianyun Zhang, Ph.D candidate