MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF E. & T.

, JAMSHORO
FRM-001/00/QSP-004
T ENTATIVE T EACH ING PL AN
Dec. 01, 2001
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Name of teacher: Pervez Shaikh
Subject: Theory of Structures
Term starting date: 17-7-06
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Batch 05CE
2nd term, 2nd year
Term suspension date: 05-11-06
Req. Lectures

Introduction: structure, theory and reference books

Serviceability, safety of structure, structure idealization and support system
Introduction to Shear Force (SF) and its sign convention
Example: Shear Force Diagram
Introduction to Bending Moment (BM), its sign convention and example
SF and BM of Uniformly Distributed Load
SF and BM of Uniformly Varying Load
Relationship b/w: loading intensity, shear force and bending moment
SF and BM by graphical method
Equilibrium of Frames
Shear force diagram for frames
Bending moment diagram for frames
Example: Shear force and Bending moment Diagrams of Frames
Introduction to truss and its methods of solution
Method of Joints and example.
Method of Sections and example.
Example: graphical method
Maxwell Diagram for the truss
Linkwork, theoretical/linear arch and three hinged arch
Shear force, Axial force and Eddys theorem in arch
Example: Parabolic arch
Temperature effect on three-hinged arch and example
Bending of Curved Bars
Bending moment in two-hinged arch
Example: two-hinged arch
Two hinged circular arch
Introduction to columns
Eular elastic buckling load
Fixity of columns and slenderness ratio
Rankines formula
A point load moving on beams
Uniformly distributed load: moving on beams
Multiple point loads moving on beams
Influence lines for reactions
Influence lines for shear force
Influence lines for bending moment
Use of influence lines for uniformly distributed load
Muller-Breslau influence theorem
Question-Answer session
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Date:17 May, 2006.

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Junarkar SB, Mechanics of Structures Vol I, Call no. 624.17 JUN.

Junarkar SB, Mechanics of Structures Vol II, Call no. 624.17 JUN.
Wang CK and Eckel CL, Elementary Theory of Structures, Call no. 624.17 WAN.
Timoshenko SP and Young DH, Theory of Structures, Call no. 624.17 TIM.
Byars EF, Synder RD and Plants HL, Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, Call no. 620.12 BYA.