CE 311: Structural Analysis and Design I, 4.0 cr. hr.

1.0 cr. hr.: Mon: 8-8:50 am (Sec-B), Mon: 9-9:50 am (Sec-A), Mon: 12-12:50 am (Sec-C)
Classroom: CE 206 (A), 207 (B), 309 (C)

Course : Nazrul Islam, PhD

Teacher Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Room No. CE 649
Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka 1000
email: nazrulislam@ce.buet.ac.bd

Other credits will be covered by

Md. Zakaria Ahmed, PhD

Professor of Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Rupak Mutsuddy, PhD

Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Website : https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/MzUyNzk3MDQyNDFa
Class Invitation Code: qf0wwr
Please check this Google Classroom frequently for important and helpful
information, including lecture topics and announcements. Grades on class
tests will be uploaded at the link provided above. Please check your grades
carefully and report any discrepancies to the instructor in a timely manner.

Text Book : 1. Structural Analysis, Ninth Edition, R. C. Hibbeler, Published by Pearson,

2018.
(Note: Bring this text book and a calculator to each class.)
2. Elementary Structural Analysis, Third Edition, Charles C Norris and John
B Wilber, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2009.
3. Structural Analysis, Fourth Edition, A Ghali and A M Neville, Taylor &
Francis Group, 1999.
4. Theory of Simple Structures, Second Edition, T C Shedd and J Vawter,
John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Grading : Class Tests (5) ...………………………………………………………...20%

Attendance………………………………………………………………10%
Final Exam……………………………………………………………....70%

Grading : 80-100 % A+ 60-below 65 % B 40-below 45 % D

System
75-below 80 % A 55-below 60 % B- below 40 % F
70-below 75 % A- 50-below 55 % C+
65-below 70 % B+ 45-below 50 % C

Important : 9th Week – Class Test on Virtual Work Method

Dates Any date between 12/10/2019-03/11/2019 – Final Exam

Dr. Nazrul Islam/ CE 311/ Jan 2019 Semester 1

 University : Students should adhere the university rules and regulations on the UG
Rules and course system found on
Regulations http://www.buet.ac.bd/AcademicInformation/RulesUndergradprogram.

Class Rules : 1. Turn cell phones and other electronic devices off.
2. Bring the textbook and calculator to each class.
3. Class participation is encouraged.

Syllabus : Stability and determinacy of structures; analysis of statically determinate

trusses and arches; influence lines; moving loads on beams, frames and
trusses; analysis of suspension bridge.

Wind and earthquake loads; approximate analysis of statically indeterminate

structures: braced trusses, portal method, cantilever method and vertical load
analysis of multi storied building frames; deflection of beams, trusses and
frames by virtual work method.

Course Outline (Tentative; Will be updated frequently):

Lecture Topic Date

No.
1 Introduction,
Stability and determinacy of structures
2 Stability and determinacy of structures
3 Introduction to virtual work method
4 Deflection of beams by virtual work method
5 Deflection of beams by virtual work method
6 Deflection of beams by virtual work method
7 Deflection of trusses by virtual work method
8 Deflection of trusses by virtual work method
9 Class Test
10 Deflection of frames by virtual work method
11 Deflection of frames by virtual work method
12 Wind load
13 Wind load
14 Earthquake load

Dr. Nazrul Islam/ CE 311/ Jan 2019 Semester 2