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Review title: Structural Analysis
Product review: Very poor text. Illustrations are very plain. Many of the example problems simply contain formulas with no real explanation of how and where they are used. Much of the "in between" steps that are essential for a student to learn the material are left out! The book is also short on verbal explainations. Chapter 5 on shear and moment diagrams is awful. I had to refer back to a strength of materials book for shear and moment diagrams. Come on guys, put a little more effort into the small details next time. Many more STEP BY STEP examples are needed in this text.
