Design Analysis of Beams Circular Plates and Cylindrical
E. Melerski

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Windows-based software for design analysis of related structures (powerful design tool, easy to use and time-efficient)Bonus suite of complementary software containing programmes for elastic-plastic soil - structure interaction analyses of beams/strips, laterally loaded piles/sheets, and retaining walls This book is an update of the book of the same title, providing important extensions of unique techniques of numerical analyses of beams, long strips, circular plates, and circular-cylindrical tanks resting on elastic foundations and/or unyielding/elastic supports. Elastic foundations are modelled either as Winkler springs or elastic half-space-type continua (isotropic or cross-anisotropic). The solution techniques applied incorporate a variant of the direct stiffness method (beams, strips, tank walls) and energy based finite difference approach (circular plates, tank bases, roof plates). For analysis of tank roofs in the form of shells of revolution (large-diameter tanks - one of the new features), a finite element method is employed. Most load types of practical importance are catered for, including temperature change and shrinkage/swelling effects (circular plates and cylindrical tanks). A large number of examples are included for illustration and as help for users of the included software.The included Windows-based software is a complete rework of the software accompanying the book's first edition, running smoothly under current Windows operating systems. Employing the numerical techniques outlined in the book, it constitutes a powerful tool, making the design analysis of the related structures easy and time-efficient. The applicability of the software is extended to analysis of laterally loaded piles and bending analysis of retaining walls. Thus the book and software are of the greatest interest and use to practising engineers engaged in design of beams, strips, circular plates, circular-cylindrical tanks, and silos. Postgraduate students and researchers working in the soil-structure interaction area should also find the book-software package of genuine value. Furthermore, the book and software may be useful in engineering education involving modern computer-based techniques of analysis and design.In this book, the emphasis is placed upon simplicity of analysis without compromising the accuracy of results. Simplicity of use is also the main feature of the software.A bonus suite of complementary software containing programmes for elastic-plastic soil - structure interaction analyses of beams/strips, laterally loaded piles/sheet-piles, and long retaining walls is also included.