NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY – FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

Department of Architecture
Course Information Sheet& Course Outline
Course Code Course Name Credit ECTS
ARCH 331 Structural Behaviour I 3 3
Pre-requisite: Statics and Mechanics
Language: English Course Type: Compulsory Year: 4 Semester: 7
Weekly Hours Class Hours Laboratory Practicum Learning Sessions
PS C R T
3 0
1 1 1 1
Learning After the completion of this course the students will have
Outcomes  Familarity with construction systems.
 Knowledge about building materials and their behavior.
 Knowledge of different methods of structural analysis for determinate structures.
 Awareness of the basic concepts of reinforced concrete design.

Course
Description Includes the basic concepts of structural analysis for simple determinate structures.
Course Objectives To understand the behaviour of determinate structures in relation to their forms.
Textbooks and/or 1 L. T. Stavridis. (2010). Structural systems: behavior and design
References 2 Jerome J. Connor · Susan Faraji. (2013). Fundamentals of structural Engineering
3 Structural-Analysis-Student-notes. (2019)

Course Content To analyse simple determinate structural assemblies.

Methods and
Pre-lesson activities: Read of prepared lecture notes, video tutorials related to the materials given in the class.
Techniques Used
In-class activities: Support explanations, student participations on given examples, home works.
in the Course
WEEKLY OUTLINE
Week Topic Pre-Lesson Activities In-Class Activities Reference
1 Introduction to the main course topics
2 Types of structures, types of loads and supports, behaviour of Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2
concrete and steel under applied loads. Question - Answer
3 Concepts of Determinate and Indeterminate structures (Beams, Prepare to course Explanation 1, 3
frames and trusses). Question - Answer
4 Simply Supported Beams, Shear force and Bending moment Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Diagrams. Question - Answer
5 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Reinforced Concrete Columns
Question - Answer
6 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Determinate Plane Frames with solved examples
Question - Answer
7 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Revision and solved problems for midterm exam
Question - Answer
8 Midterm Jurries
9 Midterm Exams
10 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Determinate Curved Members with solved examples
Question - Answer
11 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Basic characteristics of Cable structures
Question - Answer
12 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Basic characteristics of Arch structures
Question - Answer
13 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Types of stresses in Reinforced Concrete structures
Question - Answer
14 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Revision and solved problems for final exam
Question - Answer
15 Final Juries
16 Final Exams
Attendance:
Assessment Type % Reference/Source Relevant Competencies
Breakdown 1 Attendance 10
2 Homeworks 20 1, 2, 3
3 Midterm examination 30 1, 2, 3
4 Final examination 40 1, 2, 3

Learning Program
Educational Tool Amount Student Work Load(Hours) Educational Tool Amount Student Work
Load(Hours)
Prepare for course 11 11x2=22 Learning sessions 2 2x10=20
Homeworks 8 2.5x8=20 Teaching sessions 2 2x15=30
Midterm examination 1 1x1=1
Prepare Midterm exam. 1 1x30=30
Final examination
1 1x1=1

Prepare for final exam. 1 1x40=40

Familiarity with arch structures

Contribution level
# Program Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5

1 Familiarity with different types of structures, loads and supports.

2 Ability to distinguish between determinate and indeterminate structures.

3 Ability to draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for simply supported beams.

4 Knowledge of short and long columns

5 Ability to analyse plane frames

6 Knowledge with curved members

7 Familiarity with cable structures

8 Familiarity with arch structures

9 Understanding the internal stresses of reinforced concrete structures.