Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, second edition introduces engineering and architectural students to the basic techniques for analyzing most common structural elements, including beams, trusses, frames, cables, and arches.

This new edition will feature the addition of real-life homework problems as well as computer problems requiring a computer solution rather than a hand analysis. These will provide students with considerable insight into structural behavior, give students practice using a powerful tool for analysis (although RISA 2D will be packaged with the text, any comparable computer program will work), and demonstrate how to find an optimal solution. This addition will update the course by reflecting present day practices.

Illustrations in the text are drawn in detail with a high level of realism so that students become familiar with the appearance of the actual structure and the simplified model of the structure that engineers analyze to determine the forces and displacements of the structure.

This text dedicates an entire chapter to loads which helps to clarify the complexity of the latest national building code specifications, providing a better understanding of live load, wind load, and earthquake effects. Prof. Leet's other text for McGraw-Hill, Reinforced Concrete Design, is available in both an international and a Chinese edition.