AUTHOR


Aslam Kassimali

Aslam Kassimali is professor and distinguished teacher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Southern Illinois University, where he teaches linear and nonlinear structural analysis as well as structural dynamics and stability. Dr. Kassimali was born in Karachi, Pakistan, where he received his B.E. in civil engineering from the University of Karachi. He earned his M.E. in civil engineering from Iowa State University. After completing further studies and research at the University of Missouri at Columbia, he received an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering. Dr. Kassimali’s practical experience includes work as a structural design engineer for Lutz, Daily and Brain, Consulting Engineers in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, and work as a structural engineering specialist and analyst for Sargent & Lundy Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. He joined Southern Illinois University - Carbondale as an assistant professor and was promoted to the rank of professor in 1993. Consistently recognized for teaching excellence, Dr. Kassimali has received more than 20 awards for outstanding teaching at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, and he was awarded the title of distinguished teacher in 2004. Dr. Kassimali has authored or co-authored four textbooks on structural analysis and mechanics and has published a number of papers in the area of nonlinear structural analysis. He is a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and has served on the ASCE Structural Division Committees on Shock and Vibratory Effects, Special Structures and Methods of Analysis.

SUMMARY

Master the basic principles of structural analysis using the classical approach found in Kassimali's distinctive STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, 6th Edition. This edition presents concepts in a logical order, progressing from an introduction of each topic to an analysis of statically determinate beams, trusses and rigid frames, and then to the analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Practical, solved problems integrated throughout the presentation help illustrate and clarify the book's fundamental concepts, while the latest examples and timely content reflect today's most current professional standards. For further support, you can download accompanying interactive software for analyzing plane framed structures from this edition's companion website. Trust Kassimali's STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, 6th Edition for the tools and knowledge you need for advanced study and professional success.