FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN

PRACTICE 1
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
CIVIL ENGINEERING

Learning outcome:
Use a computational program to determine the internal forces and the displacements of a
beam and a frame.

In teams, use a software for structural analysis to determine the internal forces and the
displacements of

1) A beam
2) A frame

Select a beam with two spans or more, as well as a two story frame, that are already solved
in a book or in the web. Determine the internal forces, deformed shape (displacements) and
reactions. Draw the free body diagram. Compare the results from the software with those
from the book.

Your practice report should include the following sections:

• Introduction. A description of the structures that were analyzed. Cite your reference.
• Methodology. Present images of the procedure to input data in the software.
• Results. Present the internal forces diagrams, deformed shape (displacements) and
reactions obtained from the software. Draw the free body diagram (interpretation of
the results).
• Conclusions. Compare the results obtained with the software and those presented
in the book. Describe your main learnings.
• References. Write the reference that you used for your homework, including SAP
manual.

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At the end of the document include a short description of the participation of each student
with dates. Only a couple of lines of description per student. Co-evaluate the team members;
if a student carried out all his activities on time and with good quality, he deserves a 100%
of the score. Use the following table to provide this information:

Co-evaluation
Student Activity Date
0-100%
Student name 1 Activity 1 of S1 Date of activity 1
Activity 2 of S2 Date of activity 2
Student name 2 Activity 1 of S2 Date of activity 2

Lab practice report submission

Upload the practice report on UADY Virtual platform. The file should be in PDF format. Try
to upload only one file with the final version of your homework. The file name must be the
numbers of the team and practice (e.g. Team2_P1.pdf).

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Performance indicators
DATE:
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
DR. LUIS ENRIQUE FERNÁNDEZ BAQUEIRO
COMPUTATIONAL PRACTICE 1 TEAM:

PERFORMANCE INDICATOR SECTIONS MAX. Excellent Good Satisfactory Fail COMMENTS

SCORE 100% 90% 70% 0%

(2.2) Formulates a strategy to solve an Beam

2.5
engineering problem, considering the literature Structure
5
review: review books for examples; indicade the Frame
2.5
reference. Structure
(4.1) Apply appropriate methods to observe,
measure, record, and analyze data in a variety of Beam
10
experimental conditions: present all the steps to Structure
build a computational model of a structure. 20
(4.2) Carry out an experiment to investigate Frame
complex problems: (e.g. use a software to 10
Structure
analyze structures)
(5.2) Use the appropriate tools for professional
Beam
practice, in accordance with the precision and 10
Structure
accuracy required for measurements, analysis
20
and calculations: use well the software and
Frame
present the important results, such as reactions, 10
Structure
displacements and internal forces.
(4.3) Evaluate the information resulting from the
Beam
experimentation and reach valid conclusions. 5
Structure
Verify equilibrium.
(5.3) Interpret and understand the results of tests 10
or measurements: interpret the results from the Frame
5
software; compare the results with those from the Structure
book
(7.1) Follow oral or written instructions in a
professional context: verify that the student General 5
followed all the instructions in the practice.
(7.3) Present neatly professional engineering
information: drawings, tables, graphs and
diagrams included in a report or design
General 15
document: Present this type of information, in such
a way that it is: clear, complete, detailed. Include
values and units.
(7.4) Develop concise and coherent design
reports and documents that reflect the capacity for
synthesis and critical analysis: Present the text, in General 15
such a way that it is well written and considered
the main ideas.
(10.1) Set goals, roles and responsibilities of the
team: verify that the student presents present a
General 5
section that has a table with goals, responsibilities
and dates
(10.3) Contribute in the context of a team in a
multidisciplinary environment. (e.g. verify that all General 5
the students participated in the teamwork)

TOTAL (100%) 100 0

TOTAL (4 PTS) 4 0

General comments: