UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BCE502

Structural Analysis

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 5 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

Classification of Structures, Types of structural frameworks and Load transfer Mechanisms, stress resultants, degrees of freedom, Static and Kinematic Indeterminacy for beams, trusses and building frames. Analysis of cables with concentrated and continuous loadings, Effect of Temperature upon length of cable.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

Classification of Pin jointed determinate trusses, Analysis of determinate plane trusses (compound and complex). Method of Substitution, Method of tension coefficient for analysis of plane trusses.

Unit3

Unit 3

8 hrs

Strain Energy of deformable systems, Maxwell’s reciprocal & Betti’s theorem, Castigliano’s theorems, Calculations of deflections: Strain Energy Method and unit load method for statically determinate beams, frames and trusses. Deflection of determinate beams by Conjugate beam method.

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Rolling loads and influence line diagrams for determinate beams and trusses, Absolute maximum bending moment and shear force. Muller-Breslau’s principle & its applications for determinate structures.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Arches, Types of Arches, Analysis of three hinged parabolic and circular Arches. Linear arch, Eddy’s theorem, spandrel braced arch, moving load & influence lines for three hinged parabolic arch.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Explain type of structures and method for their analysis.
  2. CO2Analyze different types of trusses for member forces.
  3. CO3Compute slope and deflection in determinate structures using different methods.
  4. CO4Apply the concept of influence lines and moving loads to compute bending moment and shear force at different sections.
  5. CO5Analyze determinate arches for different loading conditions.

References

  1. Hibbler, “Structural Analysis”, Pearson Education.
  2. Mau, “Introduction to Structural Analysis” CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.
  3. Ghali, “ Structural Analysis: A Unified Classical and Matrix Approach” 5/e, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.
  4. T S Thandavmorthy, “Analysis of Structures”, Oxford University Press 5.Wilbur and Norris, “Elementary Structural Analysis”, Tata McGraw Hill.
  5. Temoshenko & Young “Theory of Structure” Tata Mc Grew Hill.
  6. Reddy, CS, “Basic Structural Analysis”, Tata McGraw Hill.
  7. Jain, OP and Jain, BK, “Theory & Analysis of Structures”. Vol.I & II Nem Chand.
  8. Vazirani & Ratwani et al , “Analysis of Structures”, Khanna PublishersCoates, RC, Coutie, M.G. & Kong, F.K., “Structural Analysis”, English Language Book Society & Nelson, 1980.
  9. SP Gupta & Gupta “Theory of Structure Vol.1 & 2” TMH.
  10. DS Prakash Rao “Structural Analysis: A Unified Approach” Universities Press.
  11. S Ramamurtham “Theory of Structure” Dhanpat Rai.
  12. Devdas Menon “Advanced Structural Analysis” Narosa.
  13. Wang, CK, “Intermediate Structural Analysis”, Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
  14. Hsieh, “Elementary Theory of Structures” 4/e, Pearson Education, Noida.
  15. Mckenzie, “Examples in Structural Analysis” 2/e, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.
  16. Bibek Kumar Mukherjee, “Theory and Analysis of Structures” Satya Prakashan, New Delhi.
  17. Jacques Heyman, “Structural Analysis” Cambridge University Press.

Official AKTU syllabus

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