Unit1
Unit 1: Analysis of Indeterminate Structures
8 hrs- Analysis of Fixed Beams and Continuous Beams
- Analysis of Simple Frames with and without Joint Translation
- Methods: Slope-Deflection Method, Moment Distribution Method, Strain Energy Method
Syllabus
5 units · 40 lecture hoursUnit2
Unit 2: Influence Lines and Arch Analysis
8 hrs- Muller-Breslau's Principle and Applications
- Drawing Influence Lines for Indeterminate Beams
- Analysis of Two-Hinged and Fixed Arches
- Influence Line Diagrams for Maximum Bending Moment, Shear Force, and Thrust
- Analysis of Two- and Three-Hinged Stiffening Girders
Unit3
Unit 3: Suspension Bridges and Cable Structures
8 hrs- Introduction to Suspension Bridges
- Analysis of Two- and Three-Hinged Stiffening Girders
- Influence Line Diagrams for Maximum Bending Moment and Shear Force
- Design Principles for Cable Structures
Unit4
Unit 4: Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis
8 hrs- Basic Concepts of Force and Displacement Matrix Methods
- Matrix Analysis of Beams, Frames, and Trusses
- Application of Stiffness and Flexibility Methods
Unit5
Unit 5: Plastic Analysis of Structures
8 hrs- Basics of Plastic Analysis
- Applications of Static and Kinematic Theorems
- Plastic Analysis of Beams and Single-Storey Frames
- Mechanism Methods for Determining Collapse Loads
Course Objectives
- To understand the analysis of indeterminate structures using classical and modern methods.
- To apply influence line principles in the analysis of beams, arches, and cable structures.
- To introduce matrix methods for analyzing structural systems.
- To develop the ability to perform plastic analysis of structures for advanced design scenarios.
Course Outcomes (COs)
After completion of the course student will be able to:
- CO1Analyze indeterminate structures to calculate unknown forces, slopes, and deflections using different methods.K2, K3, K4
- CO2Apply the principle of influence lines to analyze indeterminate beams and arches.K2, K3, K4
- CO3Analyze and design cable structures along with their influence line diagrams.K3, K4, K5
- CO4Apply basics of force and stiffness methods of matrix analysis for beams, frames, and trusses.K2, K3, K4
- CO5Apply the basics of plastic analysis to analyze structures using different mechanisms.K3, K4, K5
Suggested Reading Materials
- Jain, A. K. - Advanced Structural Analysis, Nem Chand & Bros., Roorkee
- Hibbeler, R.C. - Structural Analysis, Pearson Prentice Hall
- C. S. Reddy - Structural Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
- Timoshenko, S. P. & D. Young - Theory of Structures, Tata McGraw Hill
- Dayaratnam, P. - Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures, Affiliated East-West Press
- Wang, C. K. - Intermediate Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill
- Thandavamoorthy, T.S. - Structural Analysis, Oxford University Press
- Martin, H. C. - Introduction to Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill
- Mau - Introduction to Structural Analysis, CRC Press
- Ghali - Structural Analysis: A Unified Classical and Matrix Approach, CRC Press
- Wilbur and Norris - Elementary Structural Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
- Vazirani & Ratwani - Analysis of Structures, Khanna Publishers
- SP Gupta & Gupta - Theory of Structure Vol.1 & 2, TMH
- DS Prakash Rao - Structural Analysis: A Unified Approach, Universities Press
- S Ramamurtham - Theory of Structure, Dhanpat Rai
- Devdas Menon - Advanced Structural Analysis, Narosa
- Hsieh - Elementary Theory of Structures, Pearson Education
- McKenzie - Examples in Structural Analysis, CRC Press
- R Agor - Structural Analysis, Khanna Book Publishing
- Jacques Heyman - Structural Analysis, Cambridge University Press
Official AKTU syllabus
This subject is on page 31, 32 of the original AKTU PDF.