Structural Mechanics I

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 1. explain the concept of statical determinacy of structures; 2. estimate the forces and deflections in statically determinate trusses; 3. estimate the shear forces, bending moments, slopes and deflection in statically determinate beams and portal frames; and 4. derive the influence lines for moving loads on trusses and beams.

Analysis of determinate structures - beams, trusses; structural analysis theorems, graphical methods; application to simple determinate trusses. Influence lines. Williot-Mohr diagram. Deflection of statically determinate structures - unit load, moment-area methods, strain energy methods. Introduction to statically indeterminate structures.