James M. Gere

Matrix Analysis Of Framed Structures James M. Gere 3 Revised edition

Publisher Marketing: Intended for structural engineers, this third edition text, a source on the use of matrix analysis for structures of all types, has been revised and updated.

Contributor Bio:  Weaver, William, Jr William Weaver is considered the preeminent living English language translator of Italian literature. Perhaps best known as the translator of Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino, he has also translated several other highly-regarded authors, including Italo Svevo and Prima Levi. Weaver met Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia when he was serving in Italy in the Second World War, and he later translated several of their works. He was awarded the National Book Award for Translation in 1969, and he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Contributor Bio:  Gere, James M James M. Gere (1925-2008) earned his undergraduate and master's degree in Civil Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1949 and 1951, respectively. He worked as an instructor and later as a Research Associate for Rensselaer. He was awarded one of the first NSF Fellowships, and chose to study at Stanford. He received his Ph. D. in 1954 and was offered a faculty position in Civil Engineering, beginning a 34-year career of engaging his students in challenging topics in mechanics, and structural and earthquake engineering. He authored nine texts on various engineering subjects starting in 1972 with Mechanics of Materials. He served as Department Chair and Associate Dean of Engineering and in 1974 co-founded the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center at Stanford. In 1980, Jim Gere also became the founding head of the Stanford Committee on Earthquake Preparedness. That same year, he was invited as one of the first foreigners to study the earthquake-devastated city of Tangshan, China. Jim retired from Stanford in 1988 but continued to be an active and most valuable member of the Stanford community.