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Summary: structural analysis
Review: Extremely poor text. The example problems use formulas that come "from out of the blue" with no explanation of how to apply them to the situation. The explanations of how to solve the problems are totally inadequate. To a student, this text would be absolutely useless, and may cause many potential structural engineers to pursue other avenues of study. Absolutely should not be used by any professor for teaching structural engineering to students!!
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Summary: buy Hibbeler or Kassimali instead
Review: Extremely poor text. The example problems use formulas that come "from out of the blue" with no explanation of how to apply them to the situation. The explanations of how to solve the problems are totally inadequate. To a student, this text would be absolutely useless, and may cause many potential structural engineers to pursue other avenues of study. Absolutely should not be used by any professor for teaching structural engineering to students!!
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Summary: Solutions Manual Review
Review: I have many structural analysis solutions manual. I recommend Hibbeler and Leet Manual over this one. Mc Cormacs solutions manual is as bad as the book itself.
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Summary: buy Hibbeler or Kassimali instead
Review: This book gets one star for being light on ones' back, but then that is its problem ...The book gives very poor example problems. As a rule the example problems are no better than a problem with the answer. Unless you are one of the fortunate ones who is particularly bright, you will likely find this book to be of no help to you whatsoever. I have a good prof who actually goes through the example probs and gives a detailed description of how the problem was solved. I am also using hibbeler to help. Hibbeler states the theory, goes through how to solve a problem in outline, and then several well worked out examples, and then the problem sets. I have Kassimali as well and is better than Nelson by far, but hibbeler I find is just a bit easier to understand (maybe I am use to his style from statics and dynamics). If you want a McCormac, than I would recommend the (I think) 1975 third edition (before Nelson messed up an otherwise good book). This does actually do a good job of explaining things. Hope this helps.
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Summary: Structural Analysis
Review: Very poor text. Illustrations are very plain. Many of the example problems simply contain formulas with no real explanation of how and where they are used. Much of the "in between" steps that are essential for a student to learn the material are left out! The book is also short on verbal explainations. Chapter 5 on shear and moment diagrams is awful. I had to refer back to a strength of materials book for shear and moment diagrams. Come on guys, put a little more effort into the small details next time. Many more STEP BY STEP examples are needed in this text.
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Summary: Structural Analysis
Review: Very poor text. Illustrations are very plain. Many of the example problems simply contain formulas with no real explanation of how and where they are used. Much of the "in between" steps that are essential for a student to learn the material are left out! The book is also short on verbal explainations. Chapter 5 on shear and moment diagrams is awful. I had to refer back to a strength of materials book for shear and moment diagrams. Come on guys, put a little more effort into the small details next time. Many more STEP BY STEP examples are needed in this text.
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