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Civil Engineering Department

Structural Analysis - II
Fawad Muzaffar
M.Sc. Structures (Stanford University) Ph.D. Structures (Stanford University)

Course Requirements and Grading


Instructor: Fawad Muzaffar (fawadmz@gmail.com) Office Hours: Monday 11:30 to 1:00 pm Web Resource: Google Group Send Email for Inclusion (Important) Grading: Examinations (Partly Take Home) - 45% 2 Midterms 10 % Each

Final (Includes All Course Material) 25 %


Assignments (Awarded After End-Sessional Viva) 35 % 2 Quizzes 20 % (Announced 1 Day Ahead of Class on Google Group) Failing Grade 45 %
Fawad Muzaffar - Civil Engineering Department, FAST-NU Lahore

Requirements and Syllabus


Class Format etc. Food, Cell Phones, Attendance, Instructor-Student Interaction.

Syllabus
Method of Consistent Deformation/Force Method Analysis of statically indeterminate beams, frames and trusses. Castigliano's second theorem (Method of least work). Slope Deflection Method Derivation of equation, Analysis of continuous beams and portal frames without joint movement. Analysis of continuous beams and portal frames due to yielding of supports. Analysis of portal frames with joint movement. Analysis of closed frames and multistory portal frames.
Fawad Muzaffar - Civil Engineering Department, FAST-NU Lahore

Syllabus
Moment Distribution Method Concept, Distribution and carry over factors, Analysis of continuous beams and portal frames without joint movement. Analysis of continuous beams and portal frames due to yielding of supports. Analysis of continuous beams and portal frames with joint movement. Analysis of multi-story portal frames. Analysis of Arches Analysis of two hinged circular and parabolic arches, supports at different levels. Influence Lines for Indeterminate Beams Use of Clark Maxwell and Bettis Theorem, Law of Reciprocal Deflections, Influence lines for moment and reactions in proposed cantilevers.
Fawad Muzaffar - Civil Engineering Department, FAST-NU Lahore

Syllabus & References


Influence lines for support reaction of two and three span continuous beams. Influence lines for Shear Force and Bending Moment at any section of the beam.

Time Permitting
Cable and Cable Stayed Bridges

References
i. Wang, C. K., Intermediate Structural Analysis, McGraw Hill
ii. Kassimali, Aslam, Structural Analysis,PWS-KENT Publishing Company iii. Kinney, J.S., Indeterminate Structural Analysis, Narosa, 1987

Fawad Muzaffar - Civil Engineering Department, FAST-NU Lahore

Tentative Schedule
Week # 1 Week # 2 Week # 3 Week # 4 Week # 12 Week # 5 Week # 6 Week # 14 Week # 7
Moment Distribution Method Slope Deflection Influence Lines for Indeterminate Beams Consistent Deformation Introduction Consistent Deformation

Week # 9

Moment Distribution Method

Week # 10
Week # 11

Analysis of Arches

Week # 13

Week # 15 Week # 16

Buffer + Cable and Cable Stayed Bridges

Week # 8

Fawad Muzaffar - Civil Engineering Department, FAST-NU Lahore

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