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CIEN-2107
Elementary Structural Analysis
Engr. Danish Saeed
Lecture # 1
Course Outline
Introduction to structures and analysis. Types of
structures, structural idealization and loads. Redundancy and
stability of structures.
Analysis of Determinate Pin Jointed Structures: by
method of joints, method of sections, method of moment
and shears and graphical method.
Analysis of Statically Determinate Rigid Jointed
Plane Frames: Shear force, bending moment and axial force
diagrams for these structures.
Temperature stresses in structures.
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Course Outline
Moving Loads: Influence lines for reactions, shear force and
bending moment in statically determinate beams and paneled
girders, influence lines for member forces in pin jointed frames,
Calculation of maximum stress function (reaction, shear, bending
moment, axial force) in these structures.
Deflection and Rotations: Castiglione’s second theorem.
Rotation and deflection of beams, plane trusses and frames.
Principle of virtualWork, unit load method, graphical method.
Three Hinged Arches. Cables and Suspension Bridges:
Basic considerations in analysis and design. Moving loads on three
hinged arches and suspension bridge.
Recommended Books
R. C. Hibbler, Structural Analysis, Prentice Hall, 9th
Edition (2016).
Asslam Kassimali, Structural Analysis, CENGAGE Learning,
4th Edition (2009)
C.K. Wang, Intermediate Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill. (5th or
later Edition).
K. M. LEET & Chia-Ming Uang, Fundamentals Structural Analysis
Prentice Hall, 7th Edition, 2009.
H. H. West, Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, John Willey-New
York, 2nd Edition, 2002.
N.J. Alexender Chajes, Structural Analysis, Prentice Hall, 3rd
Edition, 1995.W.
J. Spencer, Fundamental Structural Analysis, Palgrave MacMillon,
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1988 New York, Inc.
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Introduction
Structural Analysis
“Structural analysis is the prediction of the performance of a
given structure under prescribed loads and/or other
external effects, such as support movements and
temperature changes”
Structural Engineering
“Structural engineering is the science and art of planning,
designing, and constructing safe and economical structures
that will serve their intended purposes”.
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Classification of Structures
Tension Structures:
The members of tension structures are subjected to pure
tension under the action of external loads
Because the tensile stress is distributed uniformly over the
cross-sectional areas of members, the material of such a
structure is utilized in the most efficient manner
Tension structures composed of flexible steel cables are
frequently employed to support bridges and long-span roofs
Because of their flexibility, cables have negligible bending
stiffness and can develop only tension
Thus, under external loads, a cable adopts a shape that
enables it to support the load by tensile forces alone
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Suspension Bridge
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Suspension Bridge
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Classification of Structures(Cont…)
Compression Structures:
Compression structures develop mainly compressive stresses
under the action of external loads
Two common examples of such structures are columns and
arches
Columns are straight members subjected to axially
compressive loads, as shown in Figure
When a straight member is subjected to lateral loads and/or
moments in addition to axial loads, it is called a beam-
column
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Classification of Structures
Shear Structures: relatively small bending
Shear structures, such as stresses under the action of
reinforced concrete shear external loads
walls are
used in multistory buildings
to reduce lateral movements
due to wind loads and
earthquake excitations.
Shear structures develop
mainly in plane shear, with
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Classification of Structures
Bending Structures:
Bending structures develop mainly bending stresses under the
action of external loads.
In some structures, the shear stresses associated with the changes
in bending moments may also be significant and should be
considered in their designs.
Some of the most commonly used structures, such as beams, rigid
frames, slabs, and plates, can be classified as bending structures.
A beam is a straight member that is loaded perpendicular to its
longitudinal axis
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Classification of Structures
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Classification of Structures
Rigid frames are composed of straight members connected
together either by rigid (moment-resisting) connections or by
hinged connections to form stable configurations
Unlike trusses, which are subjected only to joint loads, the
external loads on frames may be applied on the members as well
as on the joints
The members of a rigid frame are, in general, subjected to
bending moment, shear, and axial compression or tension under
the action of external loads
However, the design of horizontal members or beams of
rectangular frames is often governed by bending and shear
stresses only, since the axial forces in such members are usually
small.
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Connections
Two types of connections are commonly used to join
members of structures:
1. Rigid Connections
2. Flexible, or hinged, connections
A rigid connection or joint prevents relative translations and
rotations of the member ends connected to it
All member ends connected to a rigid joint have the same
translation and rotation
In other words, the original angles between the members
intersecting at a rigid joint are maintained after the
structure has deformed under the action of loads
Such joints are, therefore, capable of transmitting forces as
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well as moments between the connected members
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Connections
A hinged connection or joint prevents only relative
translations of member ends connected to it
all member ends connected to a hinged joint have the same
translation but may have different rotations
Such joints are thus capable of transmitting forces but not
moments between the connected members
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Analytical Models
An analytical model is a simplified representation, or an
ideal, of a real structure for the purpose of analysis
The objective of the model is to simplify the analysis of a
complicated structure.
The analytical model represents, as accurately as practically
possible, the behavioral characteristics of the structure of
interest to the analyst, while discarding much of the detail
about the members, connections, and so on, that is expected
to have little effect on the desired characteristics.
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Idealized structures
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Loads
The objective of a structural engineer is to design a structure
that will be able to withstand all the loads to which it is
subjected while serving its intended purpose throughout its
intended life span
The loads that act on common civil engineering structures
can be grouped according to their nature and source into
three classes:
Dead Loads
Live Loads
Environmental Loads
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Loads
In addition to estimating the magnitudes of the design loads,
an engineer must also consider the possibility that some of
these loads might act simultaneously on the structure
The structure is finally designed so that it will be able to
withstand the most unfavorable combination of loads that is
likely to occur in its lifetime.
The minimum design loads and the load combinations for
which the structures must be designed are usually specified in
building codes
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Loads
These building codes include:
1. ASCE Standard Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and
Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-05) [ASCE stands for
American Society of Civil Engineers]
2. Manual for Railway Engineering. (2008) American
Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association,
Maryland [AREMA]
3. Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges, American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,
Washington, D.C. [AASHTO]
4. International Building Code [IBC]
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Dead Loads
Dead loads are gravity loads of constant magnitudes and fixed
positions that act permanently on the structure
Such loads consist of the weights of the structural system itself and
of all other material and equipment permanently attached to the
structural system
The weight of the structure is not known in advance of design and
is usually assumed based on past experience
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Dead Loads
After the structure has been analyzed and the member sizes
determined, the actual weight is computed by using the
member sizes and the unit weights of materials
The unit weights of some common construction
materials are given in Table 2.1.
The weights of permanent service equipment, such as heating
and air-conditioning systems, are usually obtained from the
manufacturer
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Dead Loads
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Live Loads
Live loads are loads of varying magnitudes and/or positions
caused by the use of the structure
The magnitudes of design live loads are usually specified in
building codes
The position of a live load may change, so each member of
the structure must be designed for the position of the load
that causes the maximum stress in that member
Different members of a structure may reach their maximum
stress levels at different positions of the given
load
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Live Loads
For example, as a truck moves across a truss bridge, the
stresses in the truss members vary as the position of the
truck changes
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Live Loads
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Impact Loads
When live loads are applied rapidly to a structure, they cause
larger stresses than those that would be produced if the same loads
would have been applied gradually
The dynamic effect of the load that causes this
increase in stress in the structure is referred to as impact
To account for the increase in stress due to impact, the live loads
expected to cause such a dynamic effect on structures are
increased by certain impact percentages, or impact factors
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Wind Loads
Wind loads are produced by the flow of wind around the
structure
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Snow Loads
In many parts of the United States and the world, snow loads
must be considered in designing structures
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Earthquake Loads
An earthquake is a sudden undulation of a portion of the
earth’s surface
Although the ground surface moves in both horizontal
and vertical directions during an earthquake, the
magnitude of the vertical component of ground motion
is usually small and does not have a significant effect on
most structures
It is the horizontal component of ground motion that
causes structural damage and that must be considered in
designs of structures located in earthquake-prone areas
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Earthquake Loads
During an earthquake, as the foundation of the structure
moves with the ground, the above-ground portion of the
structure, because of the inertia of its mass, resists the
motion, thereby causing the structure to vibrate in the
horizontal direction
These vibrations produce horizontal shear forces in the
structure
For an accurate prediction of the stresses that may develop in
a structure in the case of an earthquake, a dynamic analysis,
considering the mass and stiffness characteristics of the
structure, must be performed
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References
Asslam Kassimali, Structural Analysis, CENGAGE
Learning, 4th Edition (2009).
Topics (1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6)
R. C. Hibbler, Structural Analysis, Prentice Hall,
9th Edition (2016).
Topics (1.2, 1.3)
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