ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES (21CV44)

ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES

Course Code 21CV44 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 2+2+0+0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 3 
Exam Hours 3

Module-1

Deflection of Beams: Moment area method – Derivation, Mohr’s theorems, Sign convention; Application of moment area method to determinate prismatic beams, beams of varying cross section; Use of moment diagram by parts; Conjugate beam method – Real beam and conjugate beam, conjugate beam theorems; Application of conjugate beam method to determinate beams of varying cross sections.

Module-2

Energy Principles and Energy Theorems: Principle of virtual displacements; Principle of virtual forces, Strain energy and complementary energy; Strain energy due to axial force, bending shear and torsion; Deflection of determinate beams and trusses using total strain energy; Deflection at the point of application of single point load; Castigliano’s theorems, application of Castigliano’s theorems to calculate deflection of trusses, frames; Special application – Dummy unit load method.

Module-3

Arches and Cables: Three-hinged circular and parabolic arches with supports at the same and different levels; Determination of normal thrust, radial shear and bending moment; Analysisof cables under point loads and UDL; Length of cables with supports at the same and different levels; Stiffening trusses for suspension cables.

Module-4 

Slope Deflection Method: Introduction, sign convention, development of slope deflection equation; Analysis of continuous beams including settlement of supports; Analysis of orthogonal rigid plane frames including sway frames with kinematic indeterminacy up to 3

Module-5

Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis: Definition of stiffness and flexibility methods, comparison to classical methods. Stiffness Method: Stiffness matrix, Analysis of continuous beams and plane trusses using system approach; Analysis of simple orthogonal plane frames using system approach with kinematic indeterminacy up to 3.

Suggested Learning Resources:
Text Books

1. Reddy, C.S., Basic Structural Analysis, 3rd ed., Tata McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2011.

2. Hibbeler, R.C., Structural Analysis, 9th edition., Pearson publications., New Delhi, 2012.

3. Thandavamoorthy, T.S., Structural Analysis, 6th edition., Oxford University press., New Delhi,2015.

Reference Books

1. Charles Head Norris, John Benson Wilbur and Senol Utku., Elementary Structural Analysis, 4th edition., Tata McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2003.

2. Hall, A. and Kabaila, A.P., Basic Concepts of Structural Analysis, Pitman Publishing, London, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1977.

3. Wang, C.K., Intermediate Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill International Book Co., 1985.

Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):

 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105105166

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Activity Based Learning (Suggested Activities in Class)/ Practical Based learning

 Seminars /Quiz ( to assist in GATE preparations)

 Demonstrations in using softwares

 Self-Study on simple topics

 Simple problems solving by Etabs/Staad pro.