Homework will be assigned every week and will be collected at the
beginning of class on Wednesday. This is a problems course, and you are
going to do problems. However, you can work in groups on the homework. I
want you to learn the material.
The exams will be held on March 2 and April 20. They are closed book,
and you will be provided with a formula sheet. They are general 3 to
4 problems. Exam A will cover the material from Chapters 1 through
4.2. Exam B will cover the material from Chapters 4.3 through 7. The
final will be comprehensive on May 14 from 8:00am-10:00am.
| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Jan. 18 -
Jan. 21 |
Introduction to structural
engineering; Material behavior; Review of equilibrium equations
| Read 1.0 - 1.5
|
Jan. 24 -
Jan. 28 |
Analytic models; Determinancy and
indeterminancy; Stability and instability
| Read 1.6 - 1.8
|
Jan. 31 -
Feb. 4 |
Statically determinate trusses;
Determinancy and deformation; examples
|
Read 2.0 - 2.4
|
Feb. 7 -
Feb. 11 |
Statically determinate frames;
Deformation of beams;examples
|
Read 3.0 - 3.3
|
Feb. 14 -
Feb. 18 |
Beam displacements; Virtual work
(introduction)
|
Read 3.4.1 &
Read 4.0 - 4.2
|
Feb. 21 -
Feb. 25 |
Virtual work for trusses;
Virtual work for beams;
|
Read 4.3 - 4.4
|
Feb. 28 -
Mar. 3 |
Virtual work for frames;
Exam A
|
Read 4.5 - 4.6
|
Mar. 6 -
Mar. 10 |
Indeterminate structures, redundant
forces; Matrix formulation for trusses
|
Read 5.0 - 5.2.3
|
Mar. 13 -
Mar. 17 |
Spring Break
|
|
Mar. 20 -
Mar. 24 |
Settlement and other considerations;
Computing deflections
|
Read 5.4 - 5.5
|
Mar. 27 -
Mar. 31 |
Behavioral symmetry; Physical
symmetry
|
Read 6.0 - 6.2
|
Apr. 3 -
Apr. 7 |
Influence lines; Virtual work
and influence lines
|
Read 7.0 - 7.2
|
Apr. 10 -
Apr. 14 |
Displacement method; Stiffness
method for frames; Equilibrium and fixed-end moments
|
Read 8.0 - 8.3.4
|
Apr. 17 -
Apr. 21 |
Stiffness matrix for frames;
Exam B
|
Read 9.0 - 9.2
|
Apr. 24 -
Apr. 28 |
Combined bending and axial behavior;
Element stiffness matrix in global coordinates; Direct stiffness method
|
Read 9.3 - 9.7
|
| May 2 |
Review for Final |
|