Course Outline
1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction to structural engineering; the analysis and design process; structural forms, nature of loads; building materials
1.2 Types of supports; support reactions, degrees of static and kinematic indeterminacy for planar and spatial structures; degrees of freedom of joint translation and rotation; conditions for instability, stability, and redundancy of structures;
1.3 Concept of axial, shear, torsional, flexural rigidities and stiffness of structural members
2 Analysis for external reactions and internal stress resultants of statically determinate structures
2.2 Plane and space trusses
2.3 Cables and arches
2.4 Plane frames
2.5 Influence lines for reactions and internal stress resultants due to moving loads
3 Classical methods of structural analysis for translations (deflections) and rotations of statically determinate structures
3.1 Double-integration method for beams
3.2 Area-moment method for beams and plane frames
3.3 Conjugate beam method
3.4 Castigliano's first theorem
3.5 Unit-load method/virtual work
3.6 Partial derivative method
4 Classical methods of structural analysis for statically indeterminate structures
4.1 Double-integration method for beams
4.2 Area-moment method
4.3 Conjugate beam method
4.4 Castigliano’s second theorem
4.5 Unit-load method/virtual work method
4.6 Partial derivative method
4.7 Moment-distribution method
4.8 Three-moment equation for beams
4.9 Method of consistent deformation/superposition
4.10 Slope-deflection method; matrix analysis
5 Approximate methods of structural analysis for statically indeterminate plane frames
5.1 Portal method
5.2 Cantilever method
5.3 Faotor method
6 Influence lines for external reactions and internal stress resultants of indeterminate structures
Solved Example Problems
New problems
