{"product_id":"understanding-structural-engineering-wai-fah-chen-9781439827109","title":"Understanding Structural Engineering: From Theory to Practice","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wai-Fah Chen,Salah El-Din E. El-Metwally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439827109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439827109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 272","brand":"Wai-Fah Chen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088269193471,"sku":"9781439827109","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e70b569-d005-49ca-9fbb-ec09bd9ebd34.jpg?v=1769103977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-structural-engineering-wai-fah-chen-9781439827109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}