ARC B 1203

Theory and Design of

Structures I
K I SYED AHMED KABEER
Assistant Professor, CSA
 Strength and Stability

Strong and stable A failure of stability A failure of strength

Gravity Loads
Lateral Loads – Wind
Lateral Loads – Seismic
Load Transfer – Load Path

lb – pounds
1 lb = 0.45 kg
Ways of Load Transfer
Examples
of Load
Transfer:
Building
Examples of Load Transfer:
Suspension Bridge
Tensile stress

Compressive
stress
Shear

Torsion
Stresses in a beam
Stresses in
a beam
Movement
Lever
Moment on a crowbar
Torque on a bolt
Stability and Equilibrium
A man on a log
Free body diagram
Deformation and deflection
A man on a log - eccentricity
The barbell
Free body diagram
Deflection and Deformation
Barbell with
eccentricity
The seesaw
Balancing the seesaw
The diving board
Free body diagram
Deflection and deformation
The fishing pole
Free body diagram
Deflection and deformation
Truss
Principle of Transmissibility
Principle of Transmissibility
Collinear and parallel forces
Concurrent forces and point of
concurrency