Course: Structural Analysis

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Course title Structural Analysis
Course code KDS/XESAN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Yurdakul Özgür, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- cross-section characteristics - centroid of cross-section of the planar figures, 2nd order moments of cross-section of the planar figures, Steiner's theorem, 2nd order moments for axis under rotation and extreme values of 2nd order moments, radius and ellipse of 2nd order moments of cross-section - theorems of virtual work - deformation of statically determinate structures - evaluation of the degree of static indeterminate - methods of analysis of the statically indeterminate structures ? force method - statically indeterminate plane frame - effect of the uniform and non-uniform temperature changes along the frame - influence of supports relaxation - statically indeterminate continuous girder - force and deflection loadings - statically indeterminate plane trusses

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration
  • Participation in classes - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 128 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Introduction to cross-section characteristics. Explanation of the principle of virtual work and theorem of reciprocity of virtual work. The calculation of deformations by the method of unit forces. Force method of structural analysis of statically indeterminate plane frames, planar bar systems, continuous girder, including the effect of support relaxation and the temperature influence.
Introduction to cross-section characteristics. Explanation of the principle of virtual work and theorem of reciprocity of virtual work. The calculation of deformations by the method of unit forces. Force method of structural analysis of statically indeterminate plane frames, planar bar systems, continuous girder, including the effect of support relaxation and the temperature influence.
Prerequisites
Structural Mechanics I.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Brohn, D. Understanding Structural Analysis. New Paradigm Solution, Kingsbridge, United Kingdom. 1984, 1990, 2005..
  • Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Mechanics of Materials. McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1981..
  • Hanaor, A. Principles of Structures. Blackwell Publishing. 1998..
  • Meriam, J.L. , Kraige L.G. Engineering mechanics?statics. Wiley and Sons. 2003..
  • Przemieniecki, J. S. Theory of Matrix Structural Analysis. McGraw ? Hill, New York. 1968..
  • Yurdakul O. Matrix Structural Analysis by Examples, Univerzita Pardubice, 2024, ISBN 978-80-7560-426-2. .


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