Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5CE321Structural Analysis4+0+04529.07.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Civil Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To enable students to understand and apply the concepts of structural analysis on different types of statically determinate structures (beams, frames, trusses) subjected to dead loads and moving loads.
Course Content Types of structures, Supports and loads. Idealization of structures and loads. Geometric stability and determinacy. Analysis of determinate trusses, beams, plane frames and arches; reaction computation; axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams. Influence lines of determinate structures. Introduction to indeterminate structures
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Amjad Khabaz
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Lecture notes
Course Notes Russell G. Hibbeler, “Structural Analysis”, 10th edition, Pearson
Prentice – Hall, 2017.

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %30
Engineering %40
Engineering Design %30

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 4 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 4 52
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Assignments 4 2 8
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,5 134

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To analyze statically determinate structures (beams, frames and trusses)
2 To draw normal force, shear force and bending moment’s diagrams
3 To construct influence lines functions at critical sections and determination the maximum values of these functions due to different types of moving loads in statically determinate structures
4 To calculate the forces at truss members using section and joint method
5 To get an idea about indeterminate structures

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Chapter A: Types of Structures and Loads
2 Chapter A: Types of Structures and Loads
3 Chapter A: Types of Structures and Loads
4 Chapter B: Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures
5 Chapter B: Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures
6 Chapter C: Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses
7 Chapter C: Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses
8 Midterm Exam
9 Chapter D: Internal Loads Developed in Structural Members
10 Chapter D: Internal Loads Developed in Structural Members
11 Chapter D: Internal Loads Developed in Structural Members
12 Chapter E: Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Structures
13 Chapter E: Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Structures
14 Chapter E: Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Structures

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5
C1 5 5
C2 5 5
C3 5 5
C4 5 5
C5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant