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Structural Analysis Principles I

Civil Engineering · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

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Compute stress and strain
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Describe composite materials
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Compute shear force and bending moments
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Determine properties of sections
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Compute Horizontal shear stress distribution
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Compute Theory of simple bending
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What Structural Analysis Principles I covers: 24 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Compute stress and strain

  1. 1.1 Definition of Stress and strain
  2. 1.2 Stress and strain calculations
  3. 1.3 Stress-strain diagram’s

2. Describe composite materials

  1. 2.1 Composite materials
  2. 2.2 Derivation of compatibility and equilibrium equations
  3. 2.3 Composite materials Problems
  4. 2.4 Composite material forces

3. Compute shear force and bending moments

  1. 3.1 Types of supports and loads
  2. 3.2 Shear and bending forces
  3. 3.3 Shear force diagrams
  4. 3.4 Bending moment diagrams

4. Determine properties of sections

  1. 4.1 Basic properties of section - beam
  2. 4.2 Angle section properties
  3. 4.3 Properties of steel section
  4. 4.4 Properties of common plane section.

5. Compute Horizontal shear stress distribution

  1. 5.1 Introduction to shear stress
  2. 5.2 Relationship between shear force, bending moment and shear stress
  3. 5.3 Shear stress formula and computation
  4. 5.4 Plotting shear force distribution across a section

6. Compute Theory of simple bending

  1. 6.1 Definition and basic principles of bending in beams.
  2. 6.2 Bending moment and shear force
  3. 6.3 derivation and explanation of simple bending equations
  4. 6.4 concept of neutral axis and and section modulus
  5. 6.5 analysing stress distribution in different cross section shapes

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