Structural Analysis
This course is designed to emphasize an up to date approach for the treatment of fundamental methods, and introduces the student to computer applications. The course aims to provide theory and application of structural analysis as it applies to trusses, beams and frames
Introduction:
Overview of structural analysis and structural design. Structural loads and structural design. Quick review of statics, free body diagrams, equations of equilibrium. Stability and determinacy.
Statically Determinate Trusses:
Types and classification of trusses. Method of joints, method of sections. Compound trusses.
Statically Determinate Beams and Frames:
Internal forces: shear and bending moment diagram for a beam. Shear and moment diagrams for a frame. Principle of Superposition
Cables and Arches:
Boundary conditions for arches. Three-hinged arch structures. Analysis of circular and parabolic arch structures. Cables subject to uniformly distributed loads. Simplified analysis of suspension structures.
Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Structures:
Muller-Breslau Principle and general procedure for obtaining influence lines. Qualitative influence lines for beams and frames. Live-load patterns; determination of maximum response by influence lines.
Deflection of Structures:
Differential equations and moment area method. Principle of virtual work. Method of virtual work to determine deflections.
Method of Consistent Deformations (Force Method):
General procedure. Effects of support settlement (movement), temperature change, and fabrication errors.
Slope-Deflection Equations (Displacement Method):
General procedure for displacement method. Differences between the force and displacement methods. Slope-deflection equations and sign conventions. Analysis of simple structures with the slope-deflection equations.
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Locations
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