Required course for majors in the civil specialty.
Catalog Description:
Principles
of structural analysis and design. Analysis and design of trusses, beams and frames
using equilibrium and energy
methods. Use of influence lines. Elastic deflections
of trusses,
beams and frames. Computer analysis of structures utilizing these methods.
Spring semester
Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisites:
ENGR 246 and 247 with a grades
of C or better.
Corequisites:
None
Textbook/References:
McCormac, Jack and Nelson,
Nelson, Structural Analysis – A Classical
and Matrix Approach, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Course Objectives: (numbers in parentheses indicate relationship to engineering program
outcomes)
At the completion of the
course, students will have demonstrated the ability to
·
determine if a structure is statically determinate or indeterminate
(2),
·
find reactions and to determine and draw shear and bending moments (2),
·
determine the deflection due to bending of a structure using the moment
area method, conjugate beam method and the virtual work method (2),
·
analyze a simple beam and truss subjected to moving loads (2),
·
analyze a structure using a commercial structural analysis package (2),
and
·
analyze simple indeterminate trusses and beams (2).
Class/Laboratory Schedule:
Lecture either three times
per week for 50 minutes per class or two times per week for 75 minutes per
class.
1
Introduction and Review of Mechanics of Materials
2-3 Structural Loads
4-5 Reactions
6-7 Shear Force and Bending Moment
8-9 Introduction to Plane
trusses
10-11 Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Beams and
Trusses
12-14 Introduction to Calculating Deflections - Geometric
and Energy Methods
15 Introduction to Statically Indeterminate
Structures
Contribution to Professional Component:
Contributes toward the 1.5
years of engineering topics as a 3 credit hour course in engineering sciences.
Relationship to Program Outcomes:
This course supports engineering outcome 2.
Prepared by: Dr. Joseph Owino,