Structural analysis (CE461)

Notes on types of trusses with drawings, components of trusses, determinacy and stability of trusses, zero force members and the rules to find them, and examples

Notes begin with a brief introduction to structural analysis, including various loads on structures and load combinations. Goes into structural support conditions, and determinacy and stability of structures with lots of examples.

Notes on how internal work and external work can be used to find deflection, and on applications of strain energy, axial energy, and bending moment to find deflection. Also notes on virtual work applied to trusses and beams, along with steps and examples on how to use it. Lastly these notes include steps to complete use of the force method with numerous examples.

Starts with deflections and elastic beam theory, then describes the process of using direct integration to find slope and deflection of a loaded beam. Provides examples.

The reference sheet I used in structural analysis exam 2. Covers virtual work, the conjugate beam method, and direct integration with examples.

Notes begin with a description of the method of joints and sections, then explains internal forces and provides diagrams with sign conventions. Examples with steps are included of the method of joints and the method of sections. There are also sections on the geometric properties of spandrels, superposition, and a little bit on deformed shape of beams.

notes on the basics of influence lines with examples of how to draw them and use them, and the procedure for calculating them. Includes several different methods for solving, and a short section on application

Describes the process for drawing conjugate beams with examples, and shows how to use it in analysis of beam deformation

The study sheet I used for exam 1 in structural analysis. It covers determinacy and stability of beams, frames, and trusses, zero-force members, the method of sections, the method of joints, shear and bending moment, drawing shear and moment functions, influence lines, and the principle of superposition.