Building Statics

Dr. Salah Haj Ismail

AYBU. Faculty of Architecture
INTRODUCTION

Reference Books

Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture

And Building Construction
Barry Onouye & Kevin Kane

Engineering mechanics: Statics

Meriam J. L. Kraige
L. G
Fifth edition
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Other References:
 INTRODUCTION

Course treatment & Assessment Criteria :

Theory and Application
1 Midterm (%20) +Quizzes(15%) assignments (15%) and project (30%)+ Final
Exam (%20)

Course syllabus

• General, Concept of Force,

• Concurrent Forces in a Plane,
• Parallel Forces in a Plane,
• Supports and Reactions, Loads,
• Graphic Statics
• Moment of a Force and Couple,
• General Case of Forces in a Plane,
• Arches, cables, funiculars , trusses
• Centroids,
• Friction,
• Moments of Intertia.
 WHAT IS MECHANICS?

Study of what happens to a “thing” (the technical name is “BODY”)

when FORCES are applied to it.
Either the body or the forces can be large or small.

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Mechanics
• Mechanics can be divided into 3 branches:
- Rigid-body Mechanics
- Deformable-body Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics

• Rigid-body Mechanics deals with

- Statics
- Dynamics
Mechanics
• Statics – Equilibrium of bodies
➢At rest
➢Move with constant velocity

• Dynamics – Accelerated motion of

bodies
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Rigid Bodies
External and Internal Forces
External and Internal Forces
Form and Forces, E.Allen, W. Zalewski
I.T.U. Faculty of Architecture
Structural and Earthquake EngineeringWG
Statics and Strength of Materials, R.C. Hibbeler
Statics and Strength of Materials, R.C. Hibbeler
Statics and Strength of Materials, R.C. Hibbeler
Statics and Strength of Materials, R.C. Hibbeler
Statics and Strength of Materials, R.C. Hibbeler
I.T.U. Faculty of Architecture
Structural and Earthquake EngineeringWG

Statics and Strength of Materials, R.C. Hibbeler