CE 4435 Indeterminate Structural Analysis

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Louisiana State University Colleague of Engineering

Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng.

CE 4435 Indeterminate Structural Analysis (3 credits) A Certified Communication-Intensive (C-I) Course

Course Outline

Statement: This is a certified Communication-Intensive (C-I) course which meets all of the requirements set forth by LSU’s Communication across the Curriculum program, including instruction and assignments emphasizing informal and

formal [mode 1] and [mode 2]; teaching of discipline-specific communication techniques; use of feedback loops for learning; 40% of the course grade rooted in communication-based

work; and practice of ethical and professional work standards.

Students interested in pursuing the LSU Distinguished Communicators certification may use this C-I course for credit. For more information about this student recognition program, visit www.cxc.lsu.edu.

Instructor: Dr. Aly Mousaad Aly Office: 3240M Patrick F. Taylor Hall Phone: 225-578-6654 Email: aly@LSU.edu Office Hours: Immediately after classes on Monday & Wednesday. In addition, students may request a meeting time by sending an email to the instructor.

Semester: Fall 2017

Class Hours: Monday & Wednesday 5:00PM – 6:20PM 2113 Patrick F. Taylor Hall

Credits: 3 hours (in class) 6 hours (out of class: reading, homework, and working on a project)

Prerequisites: A grade of ‘C’ or better in CE3415 (Structural Analysis I)

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Description: The course topics include: analysis of statically indeterminate structures, method of consistent deformations, elastic energy, virtual work, slope deflection, moment distribution, and matrix formulations.

Objectives:

The main objective of this course is to extend students understanding of structural analysis for indeterminate structures. After completing the course, the students will be able to:

Recognize if a structure is statically unstable, determinate or indeterminate;

Analyze simple indeterminate structures (plane trusses and frames) by using the consistent deformation method;

Describe the basic equations used in the slope-deflection method for analysis of frame structures;

Solve problems with simple indeterminate frame structures by using the moment distribution method;

Perform approximate analyses of moderate-size indeterminate frame structures using hand-calculations;

Compute stiffness coefficients for simple plane frame/truss structures based on their physical interpretation;

Analyze indeterminate frame structures using the matrix method for structural analysis;

Use structural analysis software and critically evaluate the obtained results.

Textbook: Kassimali, A. Structural Analysis, 5th edition. Stamford, CT:

Cengage Learning, 2015.

Reference: Hibbeler, R. C. Structural Analysis, 8th edition. Prentice Hall, Inc., 2012.

Continual

Improvement

At the end of the semester, a standard evaluation system will

be used to improve future instruction.

During the semester, and at any time, students are encouraged

to discuss with the instructor their opinion and suggestions as

a feedback on teaching. Such feedback will be considered to

improve the quality of learning.

Grading:

Assignment of final grades will be accumulated as follows: Homework (10 %) Partial Test I (15 %) Partial Test II (15 %) Project (40 %) Final Exam (20 %)

All examinations are closed book.

Grading Scale: The total grade is assigned as follows:

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A+ 97 – 100% A 93 – 96% A- 90 – 92% B+ 87 – 89% B 83 – 86% B- 80 – 82% C+ 77 – 79% C 73 – 76% C- 70 – 72% D+ 67 – 69% D 63 – 66% D- 60 – 62% F below 60%

Policy Students are responsible for attending classes and exams. All

students should respect the right of others to have an equitable opportunity to learn and honestly demonstrate the quality of their learning. All students are deemed by the university to understand that if they are found responsible for academic misconduct, they will be subject to the academic misconduct procedures and sanctions, as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct.

Tentative Schedule:

1. Classes Topic Lectures Introduction 1 Stability, Determinacy and Indeterminacy 1 Virtual Work 1 Force Method 6 Approximate Methods of Structural Analysis 3 Slope-Deflection Method 1 Moment-Distribution Method 5 Matrix Structural Analysis 5

2. Exams

a. Partial Test I: Will be announced one week in advance b. Partial Test II: Will be announced one week in advance c. Project: Projects will be executed based on a topic relevant to structural

analysis. A maximum of 5 students per group should contact the instructor to define a topic for their project. The final project will be in a form of a report/paper, printed 3-D model, and a PPT presentation. Each group will be given 30 minutes to present their project.

d. Final Exam: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 (8:00PM – 10:00PM) in 2113 Patrick F. Taylor Hall.

Updated 1/5/2017

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