Syllabus For The Subject Advanced Structural Analysis

ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Contents

Introduction

Part1 Statically determinate structures

1 Kinematical analysis of structures

Classification of structures by kinematical

Viewpoint

Generation of geometrically unchangeable structures

 Analytical criteria of the instantaneously

Changeable structures

Degrees of freedom

Problems

2 General theory of influence lines

Analytical method for construction of influence

Lines

Influence lines for reactions

Influence lines for fixed and

Moving loads

Fixed loads

Moving loads

Indirect load application

Combining of fixed and and moving load approaches

Properties of influence lines

Problems

3 Multispan beams and trusses

Multispan beams and trusses

Multispan statically determinate beams

Generation of multispan statically

Determinate hinged beams

Interaction schemes and load path

Influence lines for multispan hinged

Beams

Summary

The generation of statically determinate trusses

Simple trusses

Compound trusses

Complex trusses

Simple trusses

Trusses with subdivided panels

Main and auxiliary trusses and load path

Baltimore and subdivided warren trusses

Special types of trusses

Three-hinged trusses   

Trusses with a hinged chain

Complex trusses

Summary

 Problems

 

4 Three-hinged arches

Preliminary remarks

Design diagram of three-hinged arch

Peculiarities of the arches

Geometric parameters of circular

And parabolic arches

Internal forces

Influence lines for reactions and internal forces

Influence lines for reactions

Influence lines for internal forces

Application of influence lines

Nil point method for construction of influence

Lines

Bending moment

Shear force

Axial force

Special types of arches

Askew arch

Parabolic arch with complex tie

Problems

 

5 Cables

Preliminary remarks

Direct and inverse problems

Fundamental relationships

Cable with neglected self-weight 

Cable subjected to concentrated load

Cable subjected to uniformly distributed

Load

Effect of arbitrary load on the thrust and sag

Cable with self-weight

Fundamental relationships

Cable with supports located at the same

Level

Cable with support located

On the different elevations

Comparison of parabolic and catenary cables

Effect of axial stiffness

Elastic cable with concentrated load

Elastic cable with uniformly distributed

Load

Problem

6 Deflection of elastic structures

Introduction

Initial parameters method

Maxwell- mohr method

Deflections due to fixed loads

Deflections due to change of temperature

Summary

Displacement due to settlement of supports

And errors of fabrication

Graph multiplication method

Elastic loads method

Reciprocal theorems

Theorem of reciprocal works

Theorem of reciprocal unit Displacements

Maxwell theorem

Theorem of reciprocal unit displacements

Maxwell theorem

Theorem of reciprocal unit reactions

Rayleigh first theorem

Theorem of reciprocal unit displacements

And reactions (Rayleigh second theorem)

Summary……

Problems

Part II Statically indeterminate structures

7 The force method

Fundamental idea of the force method

Degree of redundancy, primary unknowns

And primary system

Compatibility equation in simplest case

Canonical equations of force method

The concept of unit displacements

Calculation of coefficients and free terms

Of canonical equations

Analysis of statically indeterminate structures

Continuous beams

Analysis of statically indeterminate

Frames

Analysis of statically indeterminate

Trusses

Analysis of statically indeterminate arches

Computation of deflections of redundant structures

Settlements of supports

Temperature changes

Problems

 

8 The displacement method

Fundamental idea of the displacement method

Kinematical indeterminacy

Primary system and primary unknowns

Compatibility equation. Concept  of unit

Reaction

Canonical equations of displacement method

Compatibility equations in general case

Calculation of unit reactions

Properties of unit reactions

Procedure for analysis

Comparison of the force and displacement methods

Properties of canonical equations

Sideway frames with absolutely rigid crossbars

Special types of exposures

Settlements of supports

Errors of fabrication

Analysis of symmetrical structures

Symmetrical and antisymmetrical loading

Concept of half-structure

Problems

9 Mixed method

Fundamental idea of the mixed method

Mixed indeterminacy and primary

Unknowns

Primary system  

Canonical equations of the mixed method

The matter of unit coefficients

And canonical equations

Calculation of coefficients and free terms

Computation of internal forces

10 Influence Lines method

Construction of influence lines by the force

Method

Continuous beams

Hingeless nonuniform arches

Statically indeterminate trusses

Construction of influence lines  

By the displacement method

Continuous beams

Redundant frames

Comparison of the force and displacements

Methods

Kinematical method for construction of influence

Lines

Problems

11 Matrix stiffness method

Basic idea and concepts

Finite elements

Global and local coordinate systems

Displacement of joints and degrees of freedom

Ancillary diagrams

Joint-load (j-l) diagram

Displacement-load (z-p) diagram

Internal forces-deformation (s-e)

Diagram

Initial matrices

Vector of external joint loads

Vector of internal unknown forces

Resolving equations

Statics equations and static matrix

Geometrical equations and deformation

Matrix

Physical equations and stiffness matrix

In local coordinates

Set of formulas and procedure for analysis

Stiffness matrix in global coordinates

Unknown displacements and internal

Forces

Matrix procedures

Analysis of continuous beams

Analysis of redundant frames

Analysis of statically indeterminate trusses

Summary

Problems

Part III Special topics

12 .Plastics behavior of structures

Idealized stress-strain diagrams

Direct method of plastic analysis

Fundamental methods of plastics analysis

Kinematical method

Static method

Limit plastic analysis of continuous beams

Static method

Kinematical method

Limit plastic analysis of frames

Beams failure

Sidesway failure

Combined failure

Limit combination diagram

Problems

13 Stability of elastic systems

Fundamental concepts

Stability of structures with finite number degrees

Of freedom

Structures with one degree of freedom

Structures with two or more degree

Of freedom

Stability of columns with rigid and elastic

Supports

The double integration method

Initial parameters method

Stability of continuous beams and frames

Unit reactions of the beam-columns

Displacement method

Modified approach of the displacement

Method

Stability of arches

Circular arches under hydrostatic load

Complex arched structure:

Arch with elastic supports

Compressed roads with lateral loading

Double integration method

Initial parameters method

P-delta analysis of the frames

Graph multiplication method

For beam-columns

Problems

14 Dynamics of elastic systems

Fundamental concepts

Kinematics of vibrating processes

Forces which arise at vibrations

Degrees of freedom

Purpose of structural dynamics

Assumptions

Free vibrations of systems with finite number

Degree of freedom: force method

Differential equations of free vibration in displacements

Frequency equation

Mode shapes vibration and model matrix

Free vibrations of systems with finite number

Degrees of freedom: displacement method

Differential equations of free vibration

In reactions

Frequency equation

Mode shape vibrations and model matrix

Comparison of the force and displacement

Methods

Free vibrations of one-span beams with uniformly

Distributed mass

Differential equation of transversal vibration

Of the beam

Fourier method

Krylov-duncan method

Problems

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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