这是本高等院校的结构力学教材。全书以英文的形式呈现。内容安排上基本涵盖了本科结构力学的经典内容(不含结构动力学内容)。书中还附有大量详实的配图、习题，便于学生准确理解概念，真正做到了理论联系实际。

本书是在英文原版《结构力学》基础上，参考了多部国内优秀教材并按照学生熟知的框架体系编写而成。全书共10章，基本涵盖了本科结构力学的经典内容(不含结构动力学内容)，书中附有大量详实的配图、习题，便于学生准确理解概念，真正做到了理论联系实际。

本书作为结构力学双语教学的教材或课外辅导教材，供本科生使用。

Chapter 1 Statics of Structures

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Forces

1.3 Supports

1.4 Idealizing Structures

1.5 Free-Body Diagrams

1.6 Equations of Static Equilibrium

1.7 Equations of Condition

1.8 Influence of Reactions on Stability and Determinacy of Structures

1.9 Classifying Structures

1.10 Comparison Between Determinate and Indeterminate Structures

Summary

Chapter 2 Trusses

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Types of Trusses

2.3 Analysis of Trusses

2.4 Method of Joints

2.5 Zero Bars

2.6 Method of Sections

2.7 Determinacy and Stability

Summary

Chapter 3 Beams and Frames

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Scope of Chapter

3.3 Equations for Shear and Moment

3.4 Shear and Moment Curves

3.5 Principle of Superposition

3.6 Sketching the Deflected Shape of a Beam or Frame

3.7 Degree of Indeterminacy

Summary

Chapter 4 Cables

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Characteristics of Cables

4.3 Variation of Cable Force

4.4 Analysis of a Cable Supporting Gravity (Vertical) Loads

4.5 General Cable Theorem

4.6 Establishing the Funicular Shape of an Arch

Summary

Chapter 5 Arches

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Types of Arches

5.3 Three-Hinged Arches

5.4 Funicular Shape for an Arch To.at Supports a Uniformly Distributed load

Summary

Chapter 6 Live Load Forces: Influence Lines

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Influence Lines

6.3 Construction of an Influence Line

6.4 The Mtiller-Breslau Principle

6.5 Use of Influence Lines

6.6 Influence Lines for Girders Supporting Floor Systems

6.7 Influence Lines for Trusses

6.8 Live Loads for Highway and Railroad Bridges

6.9 Increase-Decrease Method

6.10 Absolute Maximum Live Load Moment

6.11  Maximum Shear

Summary

Chapter 7 Deflections of Beams and Frames

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Double Integration Method

7.3 Moment-Area Method

7.4 Elastic Load Method

7.5 Conjugate Beam Method

7.6 Design Aids for Beams

Summary

Chapter  Work-Energy Methods

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Work

8.3 Strain Energy

8.4 Deflections by the Work-Energy Method (Real Work)

8.5 Virtual Work : Trusses

8.6 Virtual Work: Beams and Frames

8.7 Finite Summation

8.8 Bernoulli's Principle of Virtual Displacements

8.9 Maxwell-Betti Law of Reciprocal Deflections

Summary

Chapter  The Flexibility Method

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Concept of a Redundant

9.3 Fundamentals of the Flexibility Method

9.4 Alternative View of the Flexibility Method ( Closing a Gap)

9.5 Analysis Using Internal Releases

9.6 Support Settlements Temperature Change and Fabrication Errors

9.7 Analysis of Structures with Several Degrees of Indeterminacy

9.8 Beam on Elastic Supports

Summary

Chapter 10 The Slope -Deflection Method

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Illustration of the Slope-Deflection Method

10.3 Derivation of the Slope-Deflection Equation

10.4 Analysis of Structures by the Slope-Deflection Method

Summary

10.5 Analysis of Structures That Are Free to Sidesway

10.6 Kinematic Indeterminacy

Summary