COURSE OUTLINE

• Methods of Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Beams, Frames, and Truss

  • Determinacy of trusses

  • Method of superposition

  • Support settlement

  • Castigliano's theorem (method of least work)

  • Influence lines

• Slope-Deflection Method

  • Fixed end moments

  • Application to beams

  • Application to frames without and with sidesway

• Moment Distribution Method

  • Basic relations and development of the procedure

  • Modified stiffnesses

  • Application to beams

  • Application to frames without and with sidesway

  • Approximate methods of analysis

• Introduction to Matrix Analysis of Structures

  • Flexibility Method

  • Stiffness Method

• Use of Beam, Truss and Frame Analysis Computer Programs

  • Preparing structural models and data files

  • Running program and interpreting results

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Last update May 3, 1997 - Web page created by Cac Minh Dao