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Computer methods to analyse a structural frame are, in most cases, based upon the stiffness method of matrix analysis of structures. Complete books have been written on the stiffness method and its application to computer programming so it is not feasible in a single chapter to present a detailed description of the subject. The object of this chapter is to define the basic principles and to show how they are incorporated into computer programs for the analysis of structural frames. A fuller description of matrix algebra and the stiffness method can be obtained from the sources listed in the Further Reading section at the end of this chapter.
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Further Reading
Continuous Concrete Bridges, Portland Cement Association, Chicago
Handbook of Frame Constants, Portland Cement Association, Chicago
Harrison, H. B. Computer Methods in Structural Analysis, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1973
Jenkins, W. M. Structural Mechanics and Analysis, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1982
Tezcan, S. S. ‘Computer Analysis of Plane and Space Structures’, Journal of the Structural Division, A.S.C.E., Vol. 92, No. ST2, Proc. Paper 4780, April 1966
Weaver, W. Computer Programs for Structural Analysis, Van Nostrand, New York, 1967
Willens, N. and Lucas, W. M. Structural Analysis for Engineers, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1978
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Mosley, W.H., Spencer, W.J. (1984). Programs for Structural Analysis. In: Microcomputer Applications in Structural Engineering. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17550-5_5
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