Advanced Structural Analysis With Matlab

Recent advancements in the selection of various geometric structural forms demand understanding of structural analysis using computer-aided tools. This book presents various important aspects of computer-aided tools and programming for advanced structural analysis, and includes exercises, exams with solutions, and MATLAB input-output code to provide a complete understanding of concepts. The content has been well received by graduate students and faculty colleagues. Demand from the students for a full-length textbook motivated the author to develop the present book, which follows a classroom model of explaining the concepts through clear explanations, illustrations, and tutorials.

Srinivasan Chandrasekaran is a Professor of the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. He has over 24 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience, during which he has supervised many sponsored research projects and offshore consultancy assignments both in India and abroad. He has also been a Visiting Fellow at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy (MiUR Fellow), during which time he conducted research on advanced nonlinear modeling and analysis of structures under different environmental loads with experimental verifications. He has published over 130 research papers in international journals and refereed conferences organized by professional societies around the world. He has also authored textbooks, which are quite popular among graduate students in civil and ocean engineering. He is a member of many national and international professional bodies and delivered many invited lectures and keynote addresses at international conferences, workshops, and seminars organized in India and abroad.