• Presents new approaches to the problems of structural mechanics employing the concepts of graph theory
• Studies topological properties of structures using simple methods, providing valuable insight into the connectivity of structural models
• Identifies the different properties associated with a structure and treats these separately using the appropriate mathematical tools
• Provides efficient computational methods for the analysis of structures, using sparse, well-structured and well-conditioned structural matrices. 

        In this new edition, efficient approaches are developed for the analysis of large-scale systems. Many of the concepts presented are applicable not only to skeletal structures: they can equally be used for the analysis of other systems such as hydraulic and electrical networks.

New material includes:

• A novel application of symmetry for calculating the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of some special matrices, graph matrices and dynamic behaviour of vibrating systems
• Vector spaces associated with graphs are added to the first chapter to provide a better understanding of the methods presented in a later chapter
• An efficient algorithm for planar embedding of space structures, in order to increase the applicability of the embedding techniques used.

 Readership:

• Researchers in Computational Mechanics and Applied Mathematics.
• Structural analysis courses at PhD, MSc and Bsc levels for Civil and Mechanical Engineering.