Computer-Aided Structural Analysis offers a novel and comprehensive approach to teaching advanced structural analysis using computer programming, specifically through MATLAB®. By focusing on developing fundamental programming skills, this book encourages learners to move beyond the "black box" mentality of commercial software.
Computer-Aided Structural Analysis offers a novel and comprehensive approach to teaching advanced structural analysis using computer programming, specifically through MATLAB®. By focusing on developing fundamental programming skills, this book encourages learners to move beyond the "black box" mentality of commercial software.
Srinivasan Chandrasekaran is currently a Professor with Higher Academic Garde in the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He is also a Visiting Professor in the Dept of Structural Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy and Visiting Professor in the Faculty of International Maritime Studies, Kasetsart University, Sriracha campus, Thailand . He holds the prestigious Fellowship conferred by Ministry of Italian University Research (MiUR Fellow). He commands a rich experience in teaching, research, and industrial consultancy of about 31 years. He has supervised many sponsored research projects and offshore consultancy assignments, both in India and abroad. His active research areas include dynamic analysis and design of offshore structures, Structural health monitoring of ocean structures, Risk and Reliability, Fire resistant design of structures, use of Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) in marine risers, and Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) management in process industries. He has authored about 210 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and refereed conferences organized by professional societies worldwide. He has authored twenty-three textbooks, which various publishers of international repute publish. He is an active member of several professional bodies and societies, both in India and abroad. He has also conducted about thirty five distance-education programs consisting of about sixty video lectures in each of them on various engineering subjects for the National Program on Technology-Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), Govt. of India. Through his impressive academic and research records with a Google Scholar h-index of 28 and i-10 index of 80, he is placed in the top 2% of world-leading scientists. Chandrasekaran has been recognized for his excellence, receiving the Best Reviewer award from the Korean Society of Steel Structures and the Best Teacher Award from IIT Madras in 2022. He is a vibrant speaker and delivered many keynote addresses at international conferences, workshops, and seminars organized in India and abroad. He holds life membership of many National and International professional societies.
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Preface Chapter 1: Structural Form and Numerical Simulations Chapter 2: Planar Orthogonal Structures Chapter 3: Planar Non-Orthogonal Structures Chapter 4: Planar Truss Structures Chapter 5: Three-Dimensional Analysis of Space Structures Chapter 6: Unsymmetric Bending Chapter 7: Stability of Structural Systems References
