{"product_id":"understanding-structural-engineering-from-theory-to-practice-9781439827109","title":"Understanding Structural Engineering: From Theory to Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Wai-Fah Chen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Construction - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our world of seemingly unlimited computing, numerous analytical approaches to the estimation of stress, strain, and displacement--including analytical, numerical, physical, and analog techniques--have greatly advanced the practice of engineering. Combining theory and experimentation, computer simulation has emerged as a third path for engineering design and performance evaluation. As a result, structural engineers working in the practical world of engineering must apply and, ideally, thrive on these idealizations of science-based theories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the major achievements in the field, \u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding Structural Engineering\u003c\/strong\u003e demonstrates how to bring science to engineering design. This book illustrates: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey conceptual breakthroughs in structural engineering in the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe science of structural engineering from basic mechanics and computing to the ultimate process of engineering design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow engineers implement theory to practice through idealizations and simplifications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent and future trends in structural engineering\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelopments and advancements in structural engineering hinge on a few key breakthroughs in concepts, simplifications and idealizations. Simplification, inherent in the art of structural engineering, is a key theme throughout this book. But the authors go further. Their clear explanations of the role and impact of new, science-based developments shows you how to put them into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45235788841111,"sku":"9781439827109","price":11730.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781439827109.webp?v=1769210905","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/understanding-structural-engineering-from-theory-to-practice-9781439827109","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}