Emphasises the conceptual understanding of the subject; Lucid presentation of theorems, hypotheses, formulae and working equations; Graphical representation of forces, displacements and their relationships using coordinates; Indepth coverage of important topics such as slope and deflection of beams, consistent deformation, displacement method, moment distribution method, columns and struts; 307 well graded solved examples, and plenty of unsolved problems with answers; Profusely illustrated with over 500 diagrams to support the theory.