Baustatik

The work provides a unified representation of structural statics based on technical mechanics. It addresses beam and shell structures according to the theory of elasticity and plasticity. It emphasizes the historical background and the relation to practical engineering work, documenting for the first time in a comprehensive way the special school that has developed over the last 50 years at ETH in Zurich.

The unique quality of this work as a textbook lies in its didactic preparation: the clear language and the formula apparatus create a text flow that is enhanced with excellent illustrations. Numerous worked examples for in-depth studies serve as preparation for practical work in an engineering office and form a network for career entry. Each chapter concludes with summaries that highlight the most important teaching content concisely, followed by tasks to review and deepen what has been learned. The technical terms used are defined in an annex.

The book contains a comprehensive index as a reference work. The outline of the content and highlights in the text facilitate an overview. Designations, material and cross-sectional values, as well as outlines of matrix algebra, tensor calculus, and variational calculus are summarized in appendices.

Overall, the book serves as a fundamental resource aimed at students, teachers, and civil engineers in practice. Its purpose is to enable readers to model and handle structures meaningfully and to support them in the design and inspection of structures under their responsibility. The clear and appealing design of the book supports the author's intent ideally.

The first edition of "Baustatik" was so well received that it became necessary to provide a second edition shortly thereafter. This edition is unchanged, with corrections made only for known typesetting errors.