CE 340 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Summer 2016

ACADEMIC This is an entirely online course, therefore, it is critical that all students
INTEGRITY read and understand all Penn State University academic integrity
policies (see attached information). Student work will be monitored
and academic integrity policies will be vigorously enforced.

SCOPE AND Structural Analysis is a first course in the analysis of statically determinate
OBJECTIVES: and indeterminate civil structures, including trusses, beams and frames.
Computation of support reactions, internal member forces, and deflections;
energy methods; influence lines; and introduction to matrix analysis.

TEXTS: R. C. Hibbeler, Structural Analysis, 9th edition, Pearson, Upper Saddle

River, NJ, ISBN-13: 978-0133942842, ISBN-10: 0133942848

COMPUTER Students must have access to the PSU online course management system
FACILITIES and be able to complete other electronic tasks as discussed in the attached.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. J.A. Laman, 231J Sackett Bldg., jlaman@psu.edu

Course assistance as discussed in the attached

READING/ Reading assignments and preparation are listed in the included Lecture
CLASS PREP: Preparation and Assignments. Each student is expected to complete the
assigned reading prior to viewing videos and pencasts in order to best
comprehend the material, complete homework and practice problems, and
prepare for examinations.

HOMEWORK Homework problems are assigned weekly throughout the course. See
PROBLEMS: attached for required student homework solution upload to the ANGEL
course website dropbox and homework assignment and due date schedule.

EXAMS Two proctored exams will be administered – one mid-term and a final. See
the attached discussion of procedures for proctored exams. Each student
must complete and submit an Exam Proctor Form at least two weeks prior
to each examination (two forms from each student for this course).

GRADE The course grade will be based on (detailed requirements next page):
WEIGHT: 5% - Adherence to Course Requirements
25% - Graded Homework
70% - Examinations (35% mid-term, 35% final)
100% - Total

The following Pennsylvania State University policies on academic integrity apply to all aspects
of this course:
 Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, G-9: Academic Integrity
http://www.psu.edu/oue/aappm/G-9-academic-integrity.html
 Undergraduate Advising Handbook, Academic Integrity
http://handbook.psu.edu/content/academic-integrity
 University Faculty Senate Policy 49-20 Academic Integrity
http://www.psu.edu/ufs/policies/separate_policy/49-20.htm
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The following Pennsylvania State University policies on academic integrity apply to all aspects
of this course:
 Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, G-9: Academic Integrity
http://www.psu.edu/oue/aappm/G-9-academic-integrity.html
 Undergraduate Advising Handbook, Academic Integrity
http://handbook.psu.edu/content/academic-integrity
 University Faculty Senate Policy 49-20 Academic Integrity
http://www.psu.edu/ufs/policies/separate_policy/49-20.htm

The Pennsylvania State University, College of Engineering, Academic Integrity Statement:

The University defines academic integrity as the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest
and responsible manner. All students should act with personal integrity, respect other students’
dignity, rights and property, and help create and maintain an environment in which all can
succeed through the fruits of their efforts (refer to Senate Policy 49-20). Dishonesty of any kind
will not be tolerated in this course. Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating,
plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by
others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or
work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of
other students. Students who are found to be dishonest will receive academic sanctions and will
be reported to the University’s Office of Student Conduct for possible further disciplinary
sanctions (refer to Senate Policy G-9).

A note from the instructor:

In any case where submitted course work materials are suspected of not meeting the highest
standards of academic integrity, Penn State students involved will be reported to the Penn State
College of Engineering Dean’s Office and academic integrity violation reports placed in their
College of Engineering files. Non-Penn State Students will be dropped from the course with a
grade of “F”. Students not familiar with what constitutes an academic integrity violation are
strongly encourage to read the Pennsylvania State University policies. If a student finds themself
in a difficult situation, the best course of action is to speak with the instructor immediately.

OFFICE FOR DISABILITY SERVICES

Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the University's educational programs. Every
Penn State campus has an office for students with disabilities. The Office for Disability Services
(ODS) Web site provides contact information for every Penn State campus:
http://equity.psu.edu/ods/dcl. For further information, please visit the Office for Disability
Services Web site: http://equity.psu.edu/ods.

In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, you must contact the
appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate
in an intake interview, and provide documentation: http://equity.psu.edu/ods/doc-guidelines. If
the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus’s
disability services office will provide you with an accommodation letter. Please share this letter
with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as
possible. You must follow this process for every semester that you request accommodations.
ADHERENCE TO COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Because this is a web-based course and there are no class meetings, it is extremely important that
every student accept the responsibility of learning and adhering to course requirements. The
administration of an online course involves detailed requirements for communication, submittal
of work, execution of examinations, adherence to a schedule, completing all reading
assignments, and viewing all video lectures in addition to an intellectual commitment to learn the
course material. It is each student’s responsibility to read and understand all course requirements
and follow them. Where a student has demonstrated a lack of ability to follow course
instructions and requirements, the 5% weight will be adjusted by a loss of 5 to 10 points for each
occurance out of 100 possible.

COMPUTER FACILITIES

Each student must have access to a computer facility capable of the following – this is essential
for the course:
 Ready and continuous access to the Penn State University ANGEL course website,
 Download and upload of PDF files from and to ANGEL,
 Scanning homework solutions to create a PDF file (see below),
 Viewing and listening to videos, and
 Viewing dynamic PDF pencasts with embedded audio.

COURSE ASSISTANCE

The instructor will communicate with students and respond to questions via email
(jlaman@psu.edu). Every effort will be made to provide a response withing 24 hours, however,
certain periods of travel may extend the response time. Please use the following guidelines for
seeking course assistance:
 Short questions – email text format is generally sufficient to formulate the question and
response.
 Complex questions – attach an image, drawing, or figure to the email requesting
assistance. Format must be PDF.
If it becomes necessary, it will be possible to consult with the instructor via phone or video/voice
by appointment.

READING/CLASS PREPARATION

To facilitate preparation and understanding, a detailed reading assignment list is provided below.
Students are strongly encouraged to complete all reading relating to a particular topic before
advancing to videos and pencasts on that topic. Videos and pencasts are designed to enhance the
reading materials, not as a substitute or alternative for the reading materials.

GRADED PROBLEMS

Graded problems are assigned on a regular basis and are to be submitted electronically for
grading. All submitted work must be on engineering paper, in pencil, and double spaced.
Graded problems are intended to be challenging and require the application and extension of
recent presented materials and concepts. It is expected that all submitted problem solutions will
represent an individual student effort (see the Pennsylvania State University academic integrity
policies for guidance); however, study groups are acceptable and encouraged.
All practice problem solutions are to be in PDF format, black and white or gray scale (no color),
in a single file, with file size not to exceed 1MB – adjust the scan resolution as required – gray
scale and 200 dpi is sufficient. The following file naming convention will be strictly enforced:

LASTNAME_340_HW#.PDF or for example: SMITH_340_HW1.PDF

Upload the single PDF file to ANGEL in the corresponding drop box by the deadline provided.
Files not meeting the above file naming convention will be rejected. Late homework will not be
accepted – the drop box will close at the published time. Each student is responsible for ensuring
that the practice problem file has been correctly submitted.

See the CE340 Homework Problem Schedule for assigned problems and due dates.
Preparation, Organization, and Presentation of Professional Calculations

A goal for students in this course is to learn to prepare professional quality engineering
calculations. Work submitted for this engineering course has same standards for professionalism
as calculations developed by an engineer in practice.

1. Put your name, date, assignment identification/title, and page number on each page
2. Begin each problem at the top of a new sheet of paper
3. Start with the problem statement and given information. A “Given/Find” approach is
acceptable.
4. Use engineering paper or graph paper
5. Only write on the front of the paper (3-hole punches on the left side)
6. Use pencil and eraser – when making corrections, erase unwanted marks completely
7. The flow and organization of all work must be from top of calculation page to bottom
8. State all approximations and provide all references
9. Confirm all estimates when enough design information is available to do so
10. Write all formula in general terms first before substituting values
11. Always provide units for every number through all steps of the calculation
12. Spread work out allowing for corrections as needed later – Do not attempt to present all
calculations into a small area. Paper is cheap and plentiful.
13. Label key steps to make it easy to follow sequence of work
14. Use a straight edge for all figures and drawings
15. Draw all figures to a scale
16. Consider significant figures – generally limit all results to 3 significant figures
17. Circle, underline, or box final answers
18. Begin assignments well in advance of the due date to allow ample time for questions
19. Carefully review all assignments to ensure nothing has been missed
20. Carefully review all assignments to ensure that the results are reasonable – does it make
engineering sense
PROCTORED EXAMS

Each student is required to secure a proctor for this course and submit the procotor information
form for approval no less than 2 weeks prior to each examination. Forms may be e-mailed,
faxed, or sent via US mail to the address below. Students who do not submit the proctor
information form by the assigned due date will receive a ZERO grade for that examination.

Notes:
1. The proctors's e-mail address must be a business/government e-mail. Any e-mails
ending in yahoo.com, gmail.com, hotmail.com, or other similar web-based e-mail
addresses are not acceptable.
2. If you are located near University Park, the Office of Continuing & Distance
Education in the College of Engineering will make proctor arrangements for you.
Please contact them at the address below to make arrangements. (No proctor form is
needed)

Send Completed forms to:

Michael Sechrist
Penn State University
Continuing & Distance Education
301-A Engr Unit C
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-3494
mss32@psu.edu

Students who complete all reading assignments in a timely manner, view all videos and pencasts,
take careful notes, and complete practice problems independently and methodically will
successfully respond to examination questions.

No make-up examinations or alternate times from that listed in the schedule will be provided –
registering for this course constitutes a contract to meet all requirements as specified herein.
Examination Instructions – Proctor and Student
1. Proctored examinations must be completed within one, 3:00:00 hour time period – no
additional time is to be provided by the proctor or requested by the student.
2. The 3:00:00 hour time period must be mutually agreed upon between the student and the
proctor and be within the allotted examination days.
3. Any item or reference not explicity permitted by these instructions is to be considered
prohibited from the examination room.
4. The Hibbeler Structural Analysis text is permitted in the examination room.
5. Note materials that were accumulated as a direct result of this CE340 course are
permitted in the examination room.
6. Scientific, non-programable calculators are permitted in the examination room.
Computers or other programmable devices are strictly prohibited.
7. Cell phones, iPads, tablet PCs or any other communication device or internet access
capable device of any type are not permitted in the examination room.
8. Backpacks of any type are not permitted in the examination room.
9. Examination solutions must be submitted on standard engineering paper, in pencil,
double spaced – follow homework guidelines provided here.
10. Each examination requires the submission of a study summary (5% of the examination
grade). This study summary is limited to one piece of 8½″ x 11″ engineering paper –
include as much on one piece of paper as needed – no limitations on sides. The summary
must be stand alone – it must list equations, etc. explicitly and not refer to other
documents.
11. The completed examination is to be immediately submitted in person by the student to
the proctor at the conclusion of the 3:00:00 time period. The proctor must:
a. make a photocopy of the examination student solution (exams have been lost in
the mail);
b. deliver (FedEx, UPS, USPS) the original examination student solution,
including the examination sheets, to:

Michael Sechrist
Penn State University
Continuing & Distance Education
301-A Engr Unit C
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-3494
mss32@psu.edu

c. secure the examination photocopy until receipt of the original examination by

Penn State has been confirmed; and then
d. destroy the examination student solution photocopy.

Examination Instructions – Student

1. Provide an organized, neat, and legible solution in pencil on engineering paper.
2. Double space the solution to allow for grading comments.
3. Present no more than 3 signifcant figures for calculation results.
4. Write your initials and page number in the upper right corner of each solution page.
5. Staple the examination sheet and solution together, examination sheets on top, summary
note page on bottom.
6. Show all calculations and identify each step for credit. Clearly state and justify all
assumptions.
COURSE GRADING POLICY

Graded assignments and examinations may vary in difficulty, therefore, it may be necessary to
adjust final course grades to account for this variability. The adjusted course semester mean
grade will be the center of the standard university grading scale range for a “B-” (81.50%).
Exception to this adjustment: if the raw mean score is greater than 81.50%, students keep their
raw scores – scores will never be adjusted downward. The standard university grading scale is
as follows:
93.00 to 100 A
90.00 to 92.99 A-
87.00 to 89.99 B+
83.00 to 86.99 B
80.00 to 82.99 B- (adjusted course average = 81.50%)
77.00 to 79.99 C+
70.00 to 76.99 C
60.00 to 69.99 D
0.00 to 59.99 F
CE340 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS SCHEDULE MATRIX SUMMER 2016
Wk Date Topic Hibbeler Section Reading Notes Reading ERC Video (VID) Pencast (PC) Homework
Course administration -- 0.0_ReadCE340_Admin.PDF ERC1 0.0_VID_CE340_Admin.wmv --
1.1 Introduction 1.1_ReadCE340_Intro.PDF -- 1.1_VID_Introduction.wmv --
Types of Structures and 1.2 Classificationn of Struct. -- -- -- --
Loads 1.3 Loads (optional) 1.3_ReadCE340_Loads.PDF -- -- -- 1-8
1.4 Struct. Design (opt’l) 1.4_ReadCE340_LdCom.PDF -- -- 1.4_PC_LoadCombo.pdf
2.1 Idealized Structure 2.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
-- -- -- 2-3, 2-9
 Example 2.1 2.1_VID_IdealStruct.wmv
2.2 Load Path -- -- -- -- --
2.3 Princ. of Superposition -- -- -- --
2.4 Eqns. of Equilibrium -- -- -- 2.4_PC_EqnsEquil.pdf
1 5/9 2.5 Determinancy and Stab’y
 Example 2.4
 Example 2.5 -- -- 2.5.1_VID_Determinacy.wmv -- 2-16
Analysis of Statically
Determinate Structures  Example 2.6
 Example 2.7
2.6 App of Eqns. of Equil’m
 Example 2.8
 Example 2.9 2.6.1_PC_Example.pdf
 Example 2.10 -- -- 2.6.1_VID_ExampF2-9.wmv 2.6.2_PC_Example.pdf 2-18, 2-32, 2-36, 2-44
 Example 2.11 2.6.3_PC_Example.pdf
 Example 2.12
 Example 2.13
3.1 Comm. Types Trusses 3.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
-- -- --
3.1_VID_TrussType.wmv
3.2 Class’n of Coplan. Truss
-- -- 3.2_VID_ClassTruss.wmv -- 3-4
 Example 3.1
3.3 Meth. of Joints 3-8
3.3.1_PC_ExampMethJts.pdf
 Example 3.2 -- -- 3.3_VID_MethJts.wmv
3.3.2_PC_ExampMethJts.pdf
Analysis of Statically  Example 3.3
2 5/16
Determinate Trusses 3.4 Zero-Force Members
-- -- -- --
 Example 3.4
3.5 Method of Sections
 Example 3.5 3.5.1_PC_ExampMethSec.pdf
-- -- 3.5.1_VID_MethSect.wmv 3-12, 3-20, 3-28
 Example 3.6 3.5.2_PC_ExampMethSec.pdf
 Example 3.7
3.8 Space Truss (opt’l) -- -- -- -- --
4.1 Internal Load’g at Pt.
 Example 4.1 4.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
-- -- 4.1_PC_InternalLoad.pdf --
 Example 4.2 4.1_VID_InternalLoad.wmv
 Example 4.3
3 5/23 Load Effects (Internal)
4.2 Shear and Moment Func.
 Example 4.4
-- -- 4.2_VID_ShrMomFunc.wmv 4.2_PC_ShrMomFunc.pdf 4-4, 4-8, 4-12
 Example 4.5
 Example 4.6
 4.3 Shr. & Mom. Diag. Beam
 Example 4.7
 Example 4.8 4-16, 4-20, 4-24, 4-28, 4-32,
-- -- 4.3_VID_ShrMomDiag.wmv 4.3_VID_ShrMomDiag.wmv
 Example 4.9 4-36
 Example 4.10
4 5/30 Load Effects (Internal)  Example 4.11
4.4 Shr. & Mom. Diag Frame
 Example 4.12
-- -- 4.4_VID_V&MDiagFr.wmv 4.4_PC_V&MDiagFrame.pdf 4-40
 Example 4.13
 Example 4.14
4.5 Mom. Diag. Super (opt’l) -- -- -- -- --
6.1 Influence Lines
 Example 6.1
 Example 6.2 6.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
 Example 6.3 -- 6.1_VID_InflLines.wmv --
 Example 6.4
 Example 6.5
Influence Lines for  Example 6.6
5 6/6 Statically Determinate 6.2 Infl. Lines for Beams
Structures  Example 6.7 -- -- 6.2_VID_InflLineBms.wmv 6.2_PC_HibProb6-21.pdf 6-4, 6-8, 6-12, 6-16, 6-24
 Example 6.8
6.3 Qualitative Infl. Lines
 Example 6.9
 Example 6.10 -- -- 6.3_VID_QualInflLines.wmv --
 Example 6.11
 Example 6.12
6.5 Infl. Lines for Trusses
 Example 6.15
-- -- 6.5_VID_TrussInflLine.wmv 6.5_PC_TrussInflLine.pdf 6-40, 6-44, 6-48, 6-60
 Example 6.16
Influence Lines for
 Example 6.17
6 6/13 Statically Determinate
6.6 Max. Infl. at Pt.
Structures
 Example 6.18 6-64, 6-68
-- -- -- 6.6_PC_MaxInflPt.pdf
 Example 6.19
 Example 6.20
3 HOUR Exam available 8:00 am, Thursday, June 23. Must be completed by 5:00pm, Sunday, June 26.
7 6/20 Mid-term Examination Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
The original examination student solution and original exam must be received no later than close of business, June 29.
8.1 Defl Diag Elastic Curve
8.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
 Example 8.1 -- -- --
8.1_VID_InflLines.wmv
 Example 8.2
8.2 Elastic Beam Theory -- -- 8.2_VID_ElastBmThry.wmv --
8.3 Double Integration
 Example 8.3 8.3.1_PC_DblIntMeth.pdf
-- -- 8.3_VID_DblIntegMthd.wmv 8-4, 8-8
 Example 8.4 8.3.2_PC_DblIntMeth.pdf
 Example 8.5
8 6/27 Deflections
8.4 Moment Area Theorems
 Example 8.6
 Example 8.7
 Example 8.8
-- -- -- --
 Example 8.9
 Example 8.10
 Example 8.11
 Example 8.12
 8.5 Conjugate-Beam Method
 Example 8.13
8.5a_PC_ConjBmMeth.pdf
 Example 8.14 -- -- 8.5_VID_ConjBmMeth.wmv 8-12, 8-36
8.5b_PC_ConjBmMeth.pdf
 Example 8.15
 Example 8.16
9.1 Ext. Work Strain Energy 9.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
-- -- --
9.1_VID_ExWkStrErgy.wmv
9.2 Princ. of Work & Energy -- -- 9.2_VID_PrinWkErgy.wmv --
9.3 Princ. of Virtual Work -- -- 9.3_VID_PrinVirtWk.wmv --
9.4 Method of Work Trusses
 Example 9.1
-- -- 9.4_VID_MthWkTruss.wmv -- 9-3, 9-11, 9-15
 Example 9.2
9 7/4 Deflections
 Example 9.3
9.7 Virt Work Bms & Frames
 Example 9.7
 Example 9.8
-- -- 9.7_VID_MthWkBmFr.wmv 9.7_PC_MthWkBmFr.pdf 9-24, 9-28, 9-40, 9-44
 Example 9.9
 Example 9.10
 Exaple 9.11
10.1 Stat. Indet. Structures 10.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
-- -- --
10.1_VID_StatIndStruc.wmv
10.2 Force Method General 10.2a_VID_ForceMeth.wmv
-- -- --
10.2b_VID_ForceMeth.wmv
10.3 Maxwell’s Recip. Thm. -- -- 10.3_VID_MaxwllBetti.wmv --
10.4 Force Method: Beams
10 7/11 Stat. Indet. by Force Meth.  Example 10.1
 Example 10.2 -- -- -- 10.4_PC_ForceMthBm.pdf 10-3, 10-4, 10-12
 Example 10.3
 Example 10.4
10.5 Force Method Frames 10-13, 10-20
 Example 10.5 -- -- -- 10.5_PC_ForceMthFr.pdf
 Example 10.6
10.6 Force Method: Trusses
 Example 10.7 -- -- -- -- 10-32
Stat. Indet. by Force Meth.  Example 10.8
10.8 Add’l Force Method -- -- 10.8_VID_AddForMth.wmv --
11 7/18
10.9 Symmetric Structures -- -- -- --
14.1 Fund. of Stiff. Method 14.0_VID_Introduction.wmv
-- -- --
Truss Anal. Stiff. Method 14.1_VID_FundStifMth.wmv
14.2 Element Stiff. Matrix -- -- 14.2_VID_ElemStifMtx.wmv --
14.3 Disp. & Force Transf. -- -- 14.3_VID_TransMatrix.wmv --
14.4 Mem. Glob. Stiff. Matrix -- -- 14.4_VID_GlblStifMtx.wmv --
14.5 Truss Stiff. Matrix
-- -- 14.5_VID_TrussStifMtx.wmv --
12 7/25 Truss Anal. Stiff. Method  Example 14.1
14.6 App. Stiff. Meth. Truss
14.6_VID_AppStifMth.wmv
 Example 14.1 & 14.3 -- -- -- 14-3, 14-4
14.6a_VID_AppStifMth.wmv
 Example 14.2 & 14.4
13 8/1 No assignments. Week for catchup and final examination preparation.
3 HOUR Exam available 8:00 am, Monday, August 8. Must be completed by 5:00pm, Wednesday, August 10.
14 8/8 Final Examination Chapters 8, 9, 10, 14
The original examination student solution must be received no later than close of business, August 13.