Syllabus - Structural Analysis-I (CE403)

Civil Engineering

Structural Analysis-I (CE403)

IV

UNIT I

Virtual work and Energy Principles

Principles of Virtual work applied to deformable bodies, Strain energy and complementary energy, Energy theorems, Maxwell’s Reciprocal theorem, Analysis of Pin-Jointed frames for static loads.

UNIT II

Indeterminate Structures-I

Static and Kinematics indeterminacy, Analysis of Fixed and Continuous beams by theorem of three moments, Effect of sinking and rotation of supports, Moment distribution method (without sway)

UNIT III

Indeterminate Structures - II

Analysis of beams and frames by slope Deflection method, Column Analogy method.

UNIT IV

Arches and Suspension Cables

Three hinged arches of different shapes, Eddy’s Theorem, Suspension cable, stiffening girders, Two Hinged and Fixed Arches - Rib shortening and Temperature effects.

UNIT V

Rolling loads and Influence Lines

Maximum SF and BM curves for various types of Rolling Loads, focal length, EUDL, Influence Lines for Determinate Structures- Beams, Three Hinged Arches.

Practicals

  • To verify Maxwell- Bett’s Law

  • To determine the flexural rigidity of the beam verify it theoretically

  • To determine the deflection of a pin jointed truss and to verify the results theoretically and graphically

  • To verify strain in an externally loaded beam with the help of a strain gauge indicator and to verify theoretically

  • To study behaviour of different types of columns and find Euler’s buckling load for each case

  • To study two hinged arch for the horizontal displacement of the roller end for a given system of loading and to compare the same with those obtained analytically

  • To study the behaviour of a portal frame under different end conditions

  • To find the value of flexural rigidity (EI) for a given beam and compare it with theoretical value

  • To determine the deflection of a pin connected truss analytically &graphically and verify the same experimentally

  • To verify the Muller Breslau theorem by using Begg’s deformator set

Reference Books

  • Rammamurtham, Theory of Structures, Dhanpat Rai

  • Bhavikatti S.S. Analysis of Structures (I&II) Vikas Publication

  • B C Punmia, Theory of Structures, Firewall Media

  • A Kassimali, Structural Analysis, Cengage Learning

  • A Ghali, A Neville, T G Brown, Structural Analysis: CRC Press

  • Hibbler, Structure Analysis -1, Pearson Education India

  • C S Reddy, Basic Structural Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company

  • Pandit and Gupta, Theory of Structures – I, McGraw Hills

  • West HH, Fundamental of Structural Analysis, Wiley India

  • Das MM, Structural Analysis, PHI

  • Thandavamurthy TS, Structural Analysis, Oxford

  • Muthuku, Azmi I, Basic Structural Analysis, IK International Publisher

  • C KWang, Intermediate Structural Analysis, McGraw Hill

  • J Kinney Sterling, Indeterminate structural Analysis, Addison-Wesley

  • RR Mamuther S Theoty of Structures Dhanpat Rai

  • Jain O.P.-Jain B.K. Theory& Analysis of Structures (I&II) Nem Chand