Introduction to Structural Analysis
- Introduction
- Historical Background
- Role of Structural analysis in Engineering
Projects
- Classification of Structures
- Analytical Models
Loads on Structures
- Introduction
- Types of Loads
- Load Combinations
- Analytical Model
Equilibrium and Support Reactions
- Equilibrium of Structures
- External and Internal Forces
- Types of Supports and support reactions
- Computation of Reactions
- Principle of Superposition
Stability and Determinacy of Structures
- Stability
- Conditions for Stability
- Geometric Instability
- Determinacy of Beams, Truss and Frame
Analysis of Trusses
- Plane and Space Trusses
- Simple, Compound and Complex Trusses
- Assumptions for Truss Analysis.
- Analysis of Plane Truss
- Method of Joints
- Method of Sections
- Maxwell Diagram
- Matrix Solution of the Method of joints
with the aid of a computer
Analysis of Space Trusses
- Types of truss supports and reactions
- Analysis of Space Trusses
Load Analysis for Trusses
- Dead Loads
- Live Loads
- Wind Loads
Analysis of Beams and Frames
- Axial force, Shear and Bending Moment
- Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams
- Relationship Between Load, Shear and
Bending
- Moment
- Analysis of Plane Frames
Influence Lines
- Influence Lines for beams
- Influence Lines for girders and floor systems
- Muller-Breslau’s Principle
- Influence Lines for Trusses
Deflections
- Definition and Nomenclatures
- Elastic Curve
- Linear and rotational displacements
- Elastic Beam Theory
The Double Integration Method
- Differential Equation of the Elastic Curve
- Linear and Rotational Displacements
- Limitations of the Method
Moment-Area Method for Beam Deflections
- Principle of Superposition
- Moment Diagram by Parts
- The Moment-Area theorems
- Linear and Rotational Displacements
References:
- Structural Analysis by Kassimali, Aslam
- Structural Analysis by Hibbeler, R.C.
- Structural Analysis using Classical and Matrix
Method by McCormack