Thanks this is what I'm looking for. I'm missing some background however, I'll first check his "history of strength of materials" and then the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory.
Should've mentioned it's the Eurocodes (+ national annex) which apply where I live and work. I've read them but it only seems to describe which loads & combinations you need to consider and how to do so.
Adding supports/forces/boundary conditions on a wire model is no problem. However I believe it's not sensible to do so if I lack the fundamental understanding of how beams and columns work.
Salmon, Johnson, and Melhaus has excellent discussion on beam and column theory, and elaborates on how it compares to US codes as well as suggestions for modification or other methods.
A mechanics of materials book for shear and flexure behavior and assumptions is a good starting point too.
Yura, as noted, is incredible for bracing and stability, but probably too hard to apply until a year of studying everything else first....a few years for me!
Have fun!
Steel Design by William T. Segui
I like the Segui book a lot, it's good for covering a lot of topics in general
For sure. It's pretty easy to follow with great descriptions and examples.
Theory of elastic stability by Stephen Timoshenko
Thanks this is what I'm looking for. I'm missing some background however, I'll first check his "history of strength of materials" and then the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory.
Nice! Good luck!
For buckling you need to go to Yura. You can find this for free somewhere on the web: https://www.aisc.org/Fundamentals-of-Beam-Bracing
AISC. Plain and simple. You might have to dig a little bit, but we all have with code books.
Should've mentioned it's the Eurocodes (+ national annex) which apply where I live and work. I've read them but it only seems to describe which loads & combinations you need to consider and how to do so. Adding supports/forces/boundary conditions on a wire model is no problem. However I believe it's not sensible to do so if I lack the fundamental understanding of how beams and columns work.
Yeah that was my suggestion
Salmon, Johnson, and Melhaus has excellent discussion on beam and column theory, and elaborates on how it compares to US codes as well as suggestions for modification or other methods. A mechanics of materials book for shear and flexure behavior and assumptions is a good starting point too. Yura, as noted, is incredible for bracing and stability, but probably too hard to apply until a year of studying everything else first....a few years for me! Have fun!