Applications of Spreadsheets in Education The Amazing Power of a Simple Tool

Author(s): Nelson Lam

DOI: 10.2174/978160805276911101010018

Download Download PDF Flyer Cite As
Use of Spreadsheets for Analyses in Structural Engineering

Pp: 18-40 (23)

Buy Chapters
Add to Cart

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

  • * (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

Structural engineering is a branch of engineering that is concerned with the analysis and design of elements such as beams, frames, trusses, and other me-chanical structures whose principal function is to providethe necessary supporting feature to withstand the mechanical loads, or related operating conditions, normally associated with structures such as buildings, bridges, cranes, airplanes, and so on.

This chapter concentrates on the analysis of beams, wall frames, and buildings. More specifically, the analyses of these structures are illustrated via Microsoft Ex-cel spreadsheets. Spreadsheets may be used to develop quitesophisticated applica-tions that can automate the intensive calculations commonly encountered in struc-tural analysis.

Keywords:

structural analysis, beams, walls, frames, modal analysis.

Recommended Chapters

We recommend

Favorable 70-S: Investigation Branching Arrow

Authors:Bentham Science Books

Cite as