{"product_id":"2026100011298-secondhand-moment-distribution-a-rapid-method-of-analysis-for-rigid-jointed-structures","title":"Moment Distribution: A Rapid Method Of Analysis For Rigid-Jointed Structures","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor structural and civil engineers seeking clarity in one of the most demanding areas of analysis, Moment Distribution: A Rapid Method of Analysis for Rigid-Jointed Structures presents a rigorous yet accessible treatment of Hardy Cross's moment distribution method — a technique that revolutionised the manual analysis of indeterminate structures in the twentieth century. Written by Edgar Lightfoot, Reader in Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds, the text instructs engineers and advanced students in the systematic application of iterative moment balancing across rigid-jointed frames, offering a precise mathematical framework underpinned by sound structural theory.\n\nPublished under the distinguished Spon's Engineering Series imprint with a foreword by Professor R. H. Evans, this volume argues that complex structural behaviour need not demand intractable computation, illustrating through worked examples how even multi-storey, multi-bay frames yield to methodical hand calculation. Lightfoot's exposition is characteristically lucid, pairing theoretical rigour with practical guidance in a style that reflects the golden era of British engineering scholarship. A cornerstone text of mid-century structural analysis, it remains a compelling study for anyone wishing to understand the elegant logic that underpins modern computational methods — and to ask whether the hand-calculated solution still holds lessons that software alone cannot teach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573252526299,"sku":"2026100011298-SECONDHAND","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c1a983e2-d0ca-4449-8036-10142f319bdf.png?v=1791167869","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011298-secondhand-moment-distribution-a-rapid-method-of-analysis-for-rigid-jointed-structures","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}