CS3000 - Structural Analysis
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2021 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
College of Science and Engineering |
Determinate structures - Review of beam theory and deflections of beams and frames
by integration and moment area methods; Beam deflections by conjugate beam method;
Deflections of beams, trusses and frames by energy methods; Virtual work principle,
virtual force method, virtual displacement method, thermals effects, Maxwell's and
Betti's Laws, Castigliano's theorems; Influence lines, Muller-Breslau's principle.
Indeterminate structures - Degree of indeterminancy, external and internal indeterminancies,
compatibility conditions, superposition and consistent deformation method, virtual
work method, Castigliano's method, applications to beams, frames and trusses; Slope
deflection method; Moment distribution method. Plastic design of steel frames; stress-strain
curve for steel, moment curvature relationship, plastic modulus of section. Buckling
of elastic structures, Euler loads, buckling modes, long and short columns, secant
formula; tangent modulus and secant modulus methods.
Learning Outcomes
- undertaking structural engineering problem identification, formulation and solution;
- in-depth technical competence in calculating deflections in beams, frames and trusses
using appropriate methods;
- ability to solve a variety of indeterminate beam, frame and truss problems.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (55%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (20%) - Individual
- Assignment - (15%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Practical assessment/practical skills demonstration - (10%) - Individual.
Prerequisites: |
CS2003 AND MA2000 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 1,
Internal
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Census Date 25-Mar-2021 |
Coord/Lect: |
Professor John Ginger. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 39 hours lectures (didactic or interactive)
- 26 hours tutorials
- 3 hours practicals
- assessment and self-directed study
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.