- Introduction – Basics of Structures
Introduction to subject, syllabus, and reference books
Types of structures, Loads on structures.
Types of beams, supports and Loadings.
Determinate and Indeterminate structures.- Reactions, Shear force and bending moment in beams and frames.
Support reactions for different beams
Reactions of combined beams with internal hinges.
Concept of Shear Force and Bending moment
Shear Force (SF) and its sign conventions
Bending Moment (BM) and its sign conventions
SF and BM diagrams of determinate beams.
SF and BM of beams carrying Point loads
SF and BM of Uniformly Distributed Load
SF and BM of Uniformly Varying Load
Relationship between loading intensity, SF and BM.
Maximum shear and moment calculations.- Determinate Plane Frames
Frames- its types-Equilibrium of Frames
Analysis of Forces in Gable Frames
SF and BM diagrams of Frames
- Trusses
Introduction to trusses and its method of solution
Method of Joints
Method of Sections
Analysis of forces in trusses- Arches
Arches and its components.
Forces acting on Arches.
Analysis of Three hinged arches.- Columns
Introduction to Columns,
Short and Long Columns
Euler’s Formula for Buckling load.
Design Loads on Columns- Influence lines and moving loads.
Moving Loads on Beams
Influence lines
Influence lines for reactions, shear force and bending moment.