Course

Unit 1

Slope deflection method-application to the analysis of statically indeterminate beams with and without settlement of supports –rigid pointed plane frames with and without side sway

Analysis of continuous beams-theorem of three moments

Sway and non-sway analysis by moment distribution method and Kani’s method (introduction level)

Unit 2

Approximate Methods of Analysis of Multistoried Frames: Analysis for vertical loads – substitute frames – loading conditions for maximum moments in beams and columns – portal method and cantilever method for lateral load analysis.

Unit 3

Matrix methods of structural analysis – stiffness and flexibility matrices for elements and structures- analysis of continuous beams, simple rigid jointed frames and plane trusses by stiffness and flexibility method.

Introduction to FEM, Development of MATLAB code for the analysis of structural elements and validation using available software.

Prerequisite(s)

19CIE Structural Analysis I

Course Objectives

Introduce to the approximate methods for analyzing Multi-storey frames.

To make the student familiar with latest computational techniques used in structural analysis software.

Course Outcome

CO1: Analyze the multistory frames using approximate methods.

CO2: Apply flexibility matrix method to analyze the beams, frames and truss system.

CO3: Analyze the beams, frames and truss system using stiffness matrix method.

CO4: Understand the basics of Finite element analysis of structural elements

CO-PO Mapping

Text Book(s)

Devdas Menon, “Structural Analysis”, Narosa Book Distributers Pvt Ltd, 2010.

Devdas Menon, “Advanced Structural Analysis”, Narosa Book Distributers Pvt Ltd, 2017. G S Pundit &S P Gupta , “Structural Analysis- A matrix Approach”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2017

Reference(s)

Hibbeler, R. C., “Structural Analysis”, Pearson, 2008.

Wang C.K., “Intermediate Structural Analysis”Tata McGraw – Hill Education 2010.

Norris C.H, Wilbur J.B. and Utku.S., “Elementary Structural Analysis”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2016.

Sujit Kumar Roy and Subrata Chakrabarty, “Fundamentals of Structural Analysis”,S.Chand& Co., 2010. Reddy C.S., Basic Structural Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2010.