Credit Structure: (3-0)3

Catalog Description:
Introduction to structural analysis. Displacement methods: Slope deflection, moment distribution, special topics. Stiffness method, derivation of element stiffness matrices, assembly procedures. Computerized implementation of the stiffness method and use of instructional programs. Large scale structural analysis. Influence lines and moving loads.

Course Objectives:
This course is the last structural analysis course which students not opting for the structural engineering division will be required to take. It is therefore designed to emphasize an up to date approach for the treatment of fundamental methods, and introduces the student to computer applications.

Prerequisites:
CE 323

Textbook(s):
C.K. Wang, "Intermediate Structural Analysis", McGraw Hill, 1983.

Reference(s):
H.H. West, "Fundamentals of Structural Analysis", Wiley, 1993.
J.N. Reddy, "Basic Structural Analysis", McGraw Hill-Tata, 1981.

Syllabus:
1. Introduction to structural analysis
2. Calculation of displacements in structures
3. Slope deflection method
4. Moment distribution method
5. Stiffness method
6. Introduction to computer implementation of stiffness approach
7. Influence lines for determinate structures
8. Influence lines for indeterminate structures

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
None

Computer Usage:
1. Direct stiffness method algorithms
2. Pedagogic computer programs

Laboratory Work:
None

Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: None
Engineering Sciences: 3 credits
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: None

Instructors:
Nejat Kök