Structural Analysis

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. apply fundamentals of static equilibrium in analysing beams, trusses and frames; 2. carry out analysis of framed structures by flexibility method; 3. apply stiffness method in analysing frame structures; 4. calculate and determine shear forces and bending moments by moment distribution method; and 5. apply slope deflection methods in frame analysis.

Fundamentals of static equilibrium are applied to the analysis of beams, trusses, and frames. Free bodies, shear and moment diagrams, and sectional area properties are covered. Flexibility method: Basic concepts, member flexibility matrix and application to pin-jointed redundant truss, plane frame, continuous beam and space frame. Stiffness Method: Basic concepts and formulation of the stiffness matrices, application to Pin- jointed redundant truss, plane frame, continuous beam and space frame. Analysis of structures by the method of forces. Programmes design/Analysis by software application. Introduction: Structural forms, systems and elements, stability of structural systems, statically and kinematic indeterminacy. Moment Distribution Method: Concepts and theories, application of the method to the analysis of continuous beam, frames with and without sway action. Slope-Deflection Method: Concepts and theories, application to continuous beam, frames with and without sway action. Application of matrices to the slope-deflection method. Lateral load analysis in High-rise Buildings Cantilever and Portal frame methods. Finite element analysis, and yield line analysis.