CONTENTS OF COURSE

INTRODUCTION

History/Background
Structural Analysis as a Whole
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Classification of Structures
• Structural Elements
• Types of Structures
Structural Supports/Connections
Analytical Model
• Idealized Structures
• Plane vs Space Structures
• Line Diagram
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Static Determinacy of Structures

• Internal Determinacy
• External Determinacy
Kinematic Determinacy of Structures
• Degrees of Freedom
• Displacements
Stability of Structures
• Internal Stability
• External Stability
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Structural Loads
Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures
Internal Loadings Developed in Structural Members
• Beam & Frame: Shear and Moment Diagrams
• Truss: Axial Forces
• Cables & Arches: Axial Forces
Structural Deflections
• Geometric Methods
• Work-Energy Methods
Influence Lines and Moving Loads
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Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures

Approximate Method
Force Method
• Method of Consistent Deformation
• Work-Energy Method
Displacement Method
• Slope-Deflection
• Moment Distribution