ARCH 323 – THEORY OF STRUCTURE

ENGR. CHEZANIE MIYA S. ASUNCION

INTRODUCTION
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
• is the prediction of the performance of a given structure under
prescribed loads.
• Structural Engineering has long been a part of human endeavor,
but Galileo is considered to be the originator of the theory of
structures.
• The objective of a structural engineer is to design a structure that
will be able to withstand all the loads to which it is subjected while
serving its intended purpose throughout its intended life span.
• Structural engineering is the science of planning, designing, and
constructing safe, economical structures. Structural analysis is an
integral part of this process.
CIVIL ENGINEER - is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design,
construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment,
including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.

ARCHITECT is a professional who is qualified to design and provide advice - both

aesthetic and technical - on built objects in our public and private landscapes. But this
definition barely scratches the surface of an architect's role..
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING - is the science and art of
planning, designing, and constructing safe and economical
structures that will serve their intended purposes.
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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING is the branch of civil engineering

concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials.
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TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING is the application of technology and scientific principles to the

planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation
in order to provide for the safe, efficient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and
environmentally compatible movement of people and goods (transport).
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WATER ENGINEERING as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with
the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.
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Project management and Construction engineering is a professional discipline

that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and management of
infrastructures such as highways, bridges, airports, railroads, buildings, dams,
and utilities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING is the integration

of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment (air,
water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for human
habitation (house or home) and for other organisms, and to remediate pollution
sites.
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DESIGN

PRE-
STRESSED
CONCRETE
DESIGN

REINFORCED
CONCRETE
DESIGN

STEEL
DESIGN
STRUCTURAL THEORY
 Analysis and Design Process of Structural Engineering
Involves establishment of the functional requirements PLANNING PHASE

Sizes of the various members of the structural system

selected in the planning phase are estimated based on
PRELIMINARY STRUCTURAL
approximate analysis, past experience, & code DESIGN
requirements.

Involves determination of all loads that can be

expected to act on the structure.
ESTIMATION OF LOADS

Values of the loads are used to carry out an analysis of

the structure in order to determine the stresses or STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
stress resultants in the members & the deflections at
various points of the structure,.

Are the
Results of the analysis are used to determine whether safety and Revised
or not the structures satisfies the safety &
serviceability No Structural
serviceability requirements of the design codes.
requirements
Design
satisfied?

Constructional Phase