Use standard notes from coaching platforms (Made Easy, IES Master) – they often summarize R.S. Khurmi effectively without needing the full book.

| Free Resource | Description | |---------------|-------------| | (nptel.ac.in) | Free video lectures + notes on Structural Analysis by IIT professors | | MIT OpenCourseWare | Course 2.080J / 1.573J – Structural Mechanics | | CivilEnggForAll (PDFs of government publications) | Free download of Indian Standard codes (IS 456, IS 800) | | LibGen / Sci-Hub | Legally grey – use at your own risk; blocked in many countries | 📖 Suggested Affordable Books Instead of R.S. Khurmi | Book | Author | Cost (approx) | |------|--------|---------------| | Structural Analysis | R.C. Hibbeler | ~₹800–1,200 (Indian edition) | | Basic Structural Analysis | C.S. Reddy | ~₹400 | | Theory of Structures | S. Ramamrutham | ~₹500 | | Strength of Materials | R.K. Bansal | ~₹600 | 🧭 Final Recommendation If you are a student: Ask your professor if a scanned copy of the relevant chapters is available on the college intranet. Many instructors share limited excerpts legally under "fair use" for educational purposes.