Semester:

4

Course Code:

CE2110

Course Name:

Structural Analysis II

Credit Value:

2 (Notional hours: 100)

Prerequisites:

CE2010

Core/Optional

Core

Hourly Breakdown

Lecture hrs.

Tutorial hrs.

Practical hrs.

Assignment hrs.

Independent Learning & Assessment hrs.

23

5

-

4

68

Course Aim: To provide fundamental knowledge in analysis of statically indeterminate frame structures.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;

➢      describe degrees of freedoms and redundancies of structures

➢      analyze 2D and 3D statically indeterminate structures

➢      predict the collapse mechanisms and collapse loads of structures

➢      solve 2D and 3D structures using software

Course Content:

➢      Kinematic Indeterminacy: Identification of the degree of kinematic indeterminacy of structures

➢      Slope Deflection Equations and Moment Distribution Method

➢      Fundamentals of the Flexibility Method: Derivation of the flexibility matrix, apply boundary conditions and solve for forces and displacements

➢      Fundamentals of the Stiffness Method: Derivation of the stiffness matrix, apply boundary conditions and solve for displacements and forces

➢      Direct-Stiffness Method: Derivation of element stiffness matrix, assembling, apply boundary condition and obtain solutions

➢      Use of Computers for Direct-Stiffness Method: Introducing a structural analysis software as a learning tool

➢      Approximate Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures: Approximate methods in analyzing beam and frame structures

➢      Plastic Analysis of Structures: Introduction of material nonlinearity; Section Analysis considering axial and moment interaction; Plastic analysis of beam and frame structures collapse mechanisms and ultimate loads

➢      Computer analysis of 2D and 3D structures

➢      Field Visit: Identify different types of complex structures, support conditions and loading; Visualize load paths and deflected shapes; Prediction of failure modes subjected to different loading conditions.

Teaching /Learning Methods:

Classroom lectures, tutorial discussions, field visits, computer-based demonstrations

Assessment Strategy:

Continuous Assessment

40%

Final Assessment

60%

Details: Assignments/Quizzes 20%

Field visits/ Presentations 20%

Theory (%)

60

Practical (%)

-

Other (%)

-

Recommended Reading:

➢      Kassimali, A. (2021). Matrix analysis of structures. 2nd edn, Cengage Learning

➢      Hibbeler, R.C. (2012). Structural Analysis. 8th edn, Pearson Prentice Hall.

➢      Weaver, W., & Gere, J.M. (2012). Matrix analysis framed structures. 3rd edn, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York

➢      Kassimali, A. (2009). Structural Analysis, 4th edn, Cengage Learning.