SKAB 3243 Theory of Structures

Week 1	INTRODUCTION Type and classification of structures. Idealization of structures and loading. Stability and determinacy of structures.
Week 2	Revision on analysis of determinate structures. Drawing of shear force and bending moment diagrams.
Week 3	STATICALLY INDETERMINATE BEAMS AND FRAMES Displacement Method of Analysis: The Slope Deflection Method Analysis of beams with and without support settlements
Week 4	Analysis of frames with and without sway.
Week 5	Displacement Method of Analysis: The Moment Distribution Method Analysis of beams with and without support settlements.
Week 6	Analysis of frames with and without sway.
Week 7	Drawing of shear force and bending moment diagrams for indeterminate beams and frames Briefing on Case Study Assignment.
Week 8	Mid-Semester Break
Week 9	Force Method of Analysis: The Virtual Work Method Analysis of statically indeterminate beams and Frames.
Week 10	Force Method of Analysis: The Virtual Work Method Analysis of externally and internally indeterminate trusses.
Week 11	INFLUENCE LINES FOR STATICALLY DETERMINATE BEAMS Influence lines for determinate beams by using statics and Muller Breslau method.
Week 12	Analysis of beams due to a series of concentrated loads and uniformly distributed loads Absolute values for shear force and bending moment.
Week 13	PLASTIC METHOD FOR BEAMS AND FRAMES Plastic material behavior, plastic hinge, elastic modulus, plastic section, plastic moment capacity of a beam section, collapse mechanism.
Week 14	Plastic analysis of indeterminate beams and frames by using the virtual work method.
Week 15	Case Study Presentation.

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SKAA 4223 Structural Analysis

Week 1	INTRODUCTION
	Load-Deflection Relationship
	Static Equilibrium and compatibility Degrees of Freedom
Week 2	FLEXIBILITY METHOD
	Force Method, Relationship Between Internal Force Matrix and External Force Matrix
	Relationship Between External Displacement matrix and Internal Displacement matrix
	Relationship Between Internal Displacement matrix and Internal Force matrix
Week 3	Solution formula
	Analysis of Statically Determinate Using Flexibility Method
	Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Using Flexibility Method Examples
Week 4	STIFFNESS METHOD: Truss Analysis
	Basic concept of node and member numbering system Member Stiffness Matrix
	Displacement transformation matrix
	Force transformation matrix
Week 5	Global Stiffness Matrix
	Analysis Procedures
	Introduction to Plane Truss Analysis Examples
Week 6	STIFFNESS METHOD: Beam and Frame Analysis
	Definitions and concepts, Member Stiffness Matrix Displacement transformation matrix
	Force transformation matrix
	Global Stiffness Matrix for Frame Member
Week 7	Global Stiffness Matrix for Beam Member Analysis Procedures
	Examples
	Test 1
Week 8	Mid-Semester Break
Week 9	INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
	Finite element theory
	Types of finite elements and element discretization Node numbering system
Week 10	Displacement function for bar element
Week 10	Shape functions, Lagrange Polynomial Interpolation function Strain and stress formulation of bar element
Week 11	Stiffness of bar elements – minimum potential energy approach/ virtual work method/ Galerkin approach
Week 11	Numerical examples
Week 12	ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES USING SOFTWARES
	Analysis of Portal Frame
	Modelling of 3D Portal Frame from 2D Portal Frame
	Modelling Technique Using Cut and Paste and User Tables
Week 13	How to Merge Two Structures
	Analysis and Design of RC Frame
	Simply Supported Beam with Full Lateral Restraint
Week 14	Assignment and Exercise
Week 15	Simply Supported Beam with Lateral Restraint at Point Loads
	Simply Supported Beam Without Intermediate Restraint Column with Pinned Ends and Intermediate Support
	Test 2

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MEAE 1013 Advanced Structural Analysis and Modelling

Week 1	Stiffness matrix for 2D truss, beam and frame (review)
	– Thin beam and Thick beam behaviour
	– Stiffness formulation for thick beam and frame by direct method
Week 2	Stiffness matrix for grid structure
	– Stiffness formulation for thick grillage element by direct method
	– Analysis of floor slab using grillage beams
Week 3	Analysis of skeletal structures using software
Week 3	– Hands-on training
Week 4	Analysis of skeletal structures using software
Week 4	– Modelling and analysis of 2D and 3D frame structure
Week 5	Structural modelling using software
	– Preparing for more realistic model
	– Conditions that affect the analysis result, eg: rigid end offsets, flexible connection and flexible

	support, local coordinate transformation, non-prismatic element
Week 6	Structural modelling using software
	– thermal loading and initial strain, displacement constraint
	– assembly of different types of elements
Week 7	Structural modelling using software
	– Sub-structuring
	– Stage construction analysis
	Test 1
Week 8	Mid-Semester Break
Week 9	Formulation of bar element stiffness by FE approach
	– 2-Node bar
	– 3-Node bar
Week 10	2D solid element
	– Stress-strain constitutive model
	– Plane stress and plane strain
	– Formulation of plane stress and plane strain triangular 3-node element stiffness
Week 11	– Formulation of plane stress and plane strain rectangular 4-node element stiffness
Week 11	– Computer application for 2D solid structure
Week 12	Modelling and analysis of 3D Structural System
	– Axisymmetric, plate bending and shell element behaviour
	– Computer modelling of 3D structural system
Week 13	– Computer modelling of 3D structural system
Week 14	– Computer modelling of 3D structural system
Week 15	Project presentation