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Structural Analysis 

CEE 08 382,  Fall 2007
     8:00 - 9:15 Monday and Wednesday, Rowan Hall Room 304

Prerequisites: 0901.271 - Statics, C- or better in 0901272 - Solid Mechanics, will also require some matrix operations

Instructor:    Dr. Douglas B. Cleary
                   233 Rowan Hall
                   phone:  (856) 256-5325
                   email: cleary@rowan.edu

Textbooks:     Structural Analysis, Russell C. Hibbeler, 6th Edition, ISBN 0-13-147089-2.

Office Hours:    Any time my door is open (please don't interrupt phone calls or other students); or by appointment.

Course Objectives:

This course deals with the analysis of continuous structures using slope-deflection, conjugate-beam, and virtual work methods.   Force and stiffness methods of analysis are applied to truss and frame structures.  The course includes appropriate computer applications.

        Upon completion of the course, students will be able to do the following:

  • Determine slopes and deflections in beams using double integration
  • Determine slopes and deflections in beams using the moment-area method
  • Apply virtual work to analyze structures
  • Determine slopes and deflections in beams using the conjugate-beam method
  • Apply the force method to analyze trusses
  • Apply the stiffness method to analyze trusses
  • Apply the stiffness method to analyze frames

Class Policies: Attendance is expected at all class meetings.   If you are unable to attend a class you should inform the instructor beforehand in order to obtain assignments, etc.   Make-up quizzes or exams will not be given except under extreme circumstances.   Study problems will be assigned and solutions will be posted however this work will not be graded.  It is up to each student to work these problems on their own to assess their understanding of the course material.  Students are strongly encouraged to work the suggested assignments.  Weekly quizzes will be given covering recent course material. 

This course serves as a prerequisite to most of the other structural engineering courses offered by the program including Analysis and Design of Steel Frames and Reinforced Concrete.  The engineering program will adhere to the posted drop dates (see http://www.rowan.edu/studentaffairs/registrar/forms/Intro200740.pdf for specific deadlines).  The Dean of Engineering will not sign withdrawal forms during the last for weeks of classes without documented extenuating circumstances.

Your academic success is important. If you have a documented disability that may have an impact upon your work in this class, please contact me. Students must provide documentation of their disability to the Academic Success Center in order to receive official University services and accommodations. The Academic Success Center can be reached at 856-256-4234. The Center is located on the 3rd floor of Savitz Hall. The staff is available to answer questions regarding accommodations or assist you in your pursuit of accommodations.

Course Outline:

Course Topics                          Chapters

Introduction/review                              1 – 3
Shear and Moment Diagrams                   4
Deflections by double integration              8
Deflections by moment-area method         8
Virtual work                                            8
Deflections using Castigliano’s Theorem    8
Force method of analysis                          9
Stiffness method of analysis (trusses)      14
Stiffness method of analysis (beams)       15
Stiffness method of analysis (frames)       16

Grading:

Exam 1 - 25%
Exam 2 - 25%
Final Exam - 30% 
Quizzes - 20% 

 

What is Structural Engineering?

Structural Engineering is

the art of using materials that have properties which can only be estimated,
to build real structures that can only be approximately analyzed
to withstand forces that are not accurately known

So that our responsibility with respect to public safety is satisfied.

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