List of Examples

    Statics

  1. Equilibrium

    2. Example 1: A barrier
    Example 2: A footbridge
    Example 3: An equilibrium kitchen scale
    Example 4: Magnetic float train
    Example 5: A dust tray

  2. Centre of Mass

    3. Example 1: Cranes on construction sites
    Example 2: The Eiffel Tower
    Example 3: A display unit
    Example 4: The Kio Towers

  3. Effect of Different Cross Sections

    4. Example 1: A steel framed building
    Example 2: A railway bridge:
    Example 3: I section members with holes (cellular beams and columns)

  4. Bending

    5. Example 1: Profiles of girders
    Example 2: Reducing bending moments using overhangs
    Example 3: Failure due to bending
    Example 4: Deformation of a staple due to bending

  5. Shear and Torsion

    6. Example 1: Composite section of a beam
    Example 2: Shear walls in a building
    Example 3: Opening a drinks bottle

  6. Stress Distribution

    7. Example 1: Flat shoes vs high-heel shoes
    Example 2: The Leaning Tower of Pisa

  7. Span and Deflection

    8. Example 1: Column supports
    Example 2: The Phenomenon of prop roots
    Example 3: Metal props used in structures

  8. Direct Force Path

    9. Example 1: Bracing systems of tall buildings
    Example 2: Bracing systems of scaffolding structures

  9. Smaller Internal Forces

    10. Example 1: Raleigh Arena
    Example 2: Zhejiang Dragon Sports Centre
    Example 3: A cable-stayed bridge
    Example 4: A floor structure experiencing excessive vibration

  10. Buckling

    11. Example 1: Buckling of bracing members
    Example 2: Buckling of a box girder
    Example 3: Prevention of lateral buckling of beams
    Example 4: Bistability of a slap band

  11. Prestress

    12. Example 1: A centrally post-tensioned column
    Example 2: An eccentrally post-tensioned beam
    Example 3: Spider's web
    Example 4: A cable-net roof

  12. Horizontal Movements of Structures Induced by Vertical Loads

    13. Example 1: A grandstand
    Example 2: A building floor
    Example 3: Rail bridges:

    Dynamics

  1. Energy Exchange

    2. Example 1: Roller coasters
    Example 2: A torch without a battery

  2. Pendulum Systems

    3. Example 1: An inclined suspended wooden bridge in a playground
    Example 2: Seismic isolation of a floor
    Example 3: The Foucault pendulum

  3. Free Vibration

    4. Example 1: A musical box
    Example 2: Measurement of the fundamental natural frequency of a building through free vibration generated using vibrators
    Example 3: Measurement of the fundamental natural frequencies of a stack through vibration generated by the environment
    Example 4: The tension forces in the cables in the London Eye
    Example 5: A toilet seat-cover

  4. Resonance

    5. Example 1: The London Millennium Footbridge
    Example 2: Avoidance of resonance - design of structures used for pop concerts
    Example 3: Measurement of the resonance frequency of a building
    Example 4: An entertaining resonance phenomenon
    Example 5: Vibration of a hanging light

  5. Damping

    6. Example 1: Damping ratio obtained from free vibration tests
    Example 2: Damping ratio obtained from forced vibration tests
    Example 3: Reducing footbridge vibrations induced by walking
    Example 4: Reducing floor vibration induced by walking

  6. Vibration Reduction

    7. Example 1: Tyres used for vibration isolation
    Example 2: The London Eye
    Example 3: The London Millennium Footbridge

  7. Human Body Examples in Structural Vibration

    8. Example 1: The effect of stationary spectators on a grandstand
    Example 2: Calculation of the natural frequencies of a grandstand
    Example 3: Dynamic response of a structure used at pop concerts
    Example 4: Indirect measurement of the fundamental natural frequency of a standing person
    Example 5: Indirect measurement of the fundamental natural frequency of a chicken