This volume systematically develops the fundamental principles of Structural Statics and presents their application for the calculation of statically determinate structures.

A notable feature of the book is the systematic explanation —with extensive use of photographs— of the basic assumptions and idealizations that lead to the linear models (static models) of real structures.

In general, the development of the material is done in a way that highlights the unity and internal coherence of Structural Statics, which constitutes a coherent theoretical framework, axiomatically grounded with a sequence of methods and processes.