Matrix Method of Structural Analysis: Element Approach

Matrix Method of Structural Analysis is an essential topic for all universities.

This book covers all important topics in 7 chapters. Chapter 1 Introduction, that explain the statics Indeterminacy and Kinematic Indeterminacy, chapter 2, Consistent Deformation and Slope Deflection Methods, Chapter 3 Flexibility Matrix Method: Structures Approach, Chapter 4 Stiffness Matrix Method: Structures Approach, Chapter 5 Flexibility Matrix Method: Element Approach, Chapter 6 Stiffness Matrix Method: Element Approach, And Chapter 7 Computer Programming Preliminaries. This Book will be a useful reading for student of civil engineering.

The readers of this book are familiar with consistent deformation and slope deflection methods of structural analysis. The systematic development of these methods to suit computers application gave rise to Matrix method of Structural Analysis. The development of consistent deformation method led to flexibility Matrix Method, while the development of slope deflection method led to Stiffness Matrix Method.

S.S. Bhavikatti studied at BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli for his BE (Civil) degree and graduated from Karnataka University, Dharwad in 1963 sharing first rank with another candidate. The same year he joined Karnataka Regional of Engineering College (presently NITK) Surathkal, as a teacher. He secured M.E. degree in Structural Engineering in 1967 from University of Roorkee, Roorkee (presently IIT Roorkee) under Technical Teachers Training Programme and Ph.D. degree in 1977 from IIT Delhi under Quality Improvement Programme. He served NITK in different capacities like Head of Civil Engineering Department, Chairman, Centre for Continuing Education, Chairman Central Computer Centre and Dean (Administration). From November 2001 to November 2005, he served at SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad. He then served RYMEC, Bellary as Principal upto September 2007. Presently he is working as Emeritus Professor at BVB College of Engineering and Technology. He has published 61 technical papers and 75 books. He has guided 69 students for M.Tech dissertation and 6 students for Ph.D. He was member of organizing / scientific committee of international seminars organized by IASS held at Taegue (South Korea) in 1990, Tokyo (Japan) in 1993 and Taipei (Taiwan) in 1997. He is member of several Indian and International professional bodies and several technical committees appointed by Government of Karnataka.

Mamata B Mogali graduated from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi in 2005 by studying at SDM College of Engineering and Technology. From 2007-2009 she studied for Master Degree in BVB College of Engineering and Technology. She has served in VDIT Haliyal for one year and presently serving at SDM College of Engineering and Technology for the last 12 years. She has the experience of teaching Structural Analysis Subjects to students. She has taught Matrix Method of Structural Analysis (Elective) to under graduate students for two years.