AKTU Advanced Structural Analysis (BCE061) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year

(L-T-P: 3-0-0) Credits: 3 Total Contact Hours: 40

Course Objectives

• To understand the analysis of indeterminate structures using classical and modern methods.
• To apply influence line principles in the analysis of beams, arches, and cable structures.
• To introduce matrix methods for analyzing structural systems.
• To develop the ability to perform plastic analysis of structures for advanced design scenarios.

Course Outcomes

Knowledge CO Course Outcome Level Analyze indeterminate structures to calculate unknown forces, slopes, and deflections using CO1 K2, K3, K4 different methods.

CO2 Apply the principle of influence lines to analyze indeterminate beams and arches. K2, K3, K4 CO3 Analyze and design cable structures along with their influence line diagrams. K3, K4, K5 CO4 Apply basics of force and stiffness methods of matrix analysis for beams, frames, and trusses. K2, K3, K4 CO5 Apply the basics of plastic analysis to analyze structures using different mechanisms. K3, K4, K5 K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyze, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create

Unit 1: Analysis of Indeterminate Structures (8 Hours)

• Analysis of Fixed Beams and Continuous Beams
• Analysis of Simple Frames with and without Joint Translation
• Methods: Slope-Deflection Method, Moment Distribution Method, Strain Energy Method

Unit 2: Influence Lines and Arch Analysis (8 Hours)

• Muller-Breslau's Principle and Applications
• Drawing Influence Lines for Indeterminate Beams
• Analysis of Two-Hinged and Fixed Arches
• Influence Line Diagrams for Maximum Bending Moment, Shear Force, and Thrust
• Analysis of Two- and Three-Hinged Stiffening Girders

Unit 3: Suspension Bridges and Cable Structures (8 Hours)

• Introduction to Suspension Bridges
• Analysis of Two- and Three-Hinged Stiffening Girders
• Influence Line Diagrams for Maximum Bending Moment and Shear Force
• Design Principles for Cable Structures

Unit 4: Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis (8 Hours)

• Basic Concepts of Force and Displacement Matrix Methods
• Matrix Analysis of Beams, Frames, and Trusses
• Application of Stiffness and Flexibility Methods

Unit 5: Plastic Analysis of Structures (8 Hours)

• Basics of Plastic Analysis
• Applications of Static and Kinematic Theorems
• Plastic Analysis of Beams and Single-Storey Frames
• Mechanism Methods for Determining Collapse Loads

Suggested Readings

1. Jain, A. K. - Advanced Structural Analysis, Nem Chand & Bros., Roorkee
2. Hibbeler, R.C. - Structural Analysis, Pearson Prentice Hall
3. C. S. Reddy - Structural Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
4. Timoshenko, S. P. & D. Young - Theory of Structures, Tata McGraw Hill
5. Dayaratnam, P. - Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures, Affiliated East-West Press
6. Wang, C. K. - Intermediate Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill
7. Thandavamoorthy, T.S. - Structural Analysis, Oxford University Press
8. Martin, H. C. - Introduction to Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill
9. Mau - Introduction to Structural Analysis, CRC Press
10. Ghali - Structural Analysis: A Unified Classical and Matrix Approach, CRC Press
11. Wilbur and Norris - Elementary Structural Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
12. Vazirani & Ratwani - Analysis of Structures, Khanna Publishers
13. SP Gupta & Gupta - Theory of Structure Vol.1 & 2, TMH
14. DS Prakash Rao - Structural Analysis: A Unified Approach, Universities Press
15. S Ramamurtham - Theory of Structure, Dhanpat Rai
16. Devdas Menon - Advanced Structural Analysis, Narosa
17. Hsieh - Elementary Theory of Structures, Pearson Education
18. McKenzie - Examples in Structural Analysis, CRC Press
19. R Agor - Structural Analysis, Khanna Book Publishing
20. Jacques Heyman - Structural Analysis, Cambridge University Press