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CIEN-2106
Elementary Structural Analysis
Engr. Danish Saeed

Lecture # 1

Department of Civil Engineering

Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering &
Information Technology, RYK

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.
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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”.

ROLE OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN STRUCTURAL

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

 Structural analysis is an integral part of any structural

engineering project, its function being the prediction of the
performance of the proposed structure.

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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

Tension Structures (Cont..)

 In other words, the shape of a cable changes as the loads
acting on it change
 As an example, the shapes that a single cable may assume
under two different loading conditions are shown in figure

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Tension Structures (Cont…)

 A familiar type of cable structure is the suspension bridge
 In a suspension bridge, the roadway is suspended from two
main cables by means of vertical hangers
 The main cables pass over a pair of towers and are anchored
into solid rock or a concrete foundation at their ends

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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Compression Structures (Cont…)

 An arch is a curved structure, with a shape similar to that of
an inverted cable, as shown in Figure
 Such structures are frequently used to support bridges and
long-span roofs
 Arches develop mainly compressive stresses when subjected
to loads and are usually designed so that they will develop
only compression under a major design loading
 Because compression structures are susceptible to buckling
or instability, the possibility of such a failure should be
considered in their designs; if necessary, adequate bracing
must be provided to avoid such failures.

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Classification of Structures (Cont…)

 Trusses:
 Trusses are composed of straight members connected at their
ends by hinged connections to form a stable configuration
 When the loads are applied to a truss only at the joints, its
members either elongate or shorten. Thus, the members of
an ideal truss are always either in uniform tension or in
uniform compression
 Real trusses are usually constructed by connecting members
to gusset plates by bolted or welded connections
 Trusses, because of their light weight and high strength, are
among the most commonly used types of structures

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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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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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Plane & Space Structures

 If all the members of a structure as well as the applied loads lie in a
single plane, the structure is called a plane structure
 The analysis of plane, or two-dimensional, structures is considerably
simpler than the analysis of space, or three dimensional, structures
 Fortunately, many actual three-dimensional structures can be
subdivided into plane structures for analysis
Line Diagram
 The analytical model of the two- or three-dimensional body selected
for analysis is represented by a line diagram
 On this diagram, each member of the structure is represented by a
line coinciding with its centroidal axis
 The dimensions of the members and the size of the connections are
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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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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

 If member A is subjected to its maximum stress when the

truck is at a certain position x, then another member B may
reach its maximum stress level when the truck is in a
different position y on the bridge

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Live Loads

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Live Loads for Buildings

 Live loads for buildings are usually specified as uniformly

distributed surface loads in pounds per square foot or
kilopascals

 Minimum floor live loads for some common types of

buildings are given in Table 2.2.

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Live Loads for Buildings

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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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