AE 3211 - Structural Analysis

• Analyze statically determinate structures with complex loadings and geometry
• Analyze statically indeterminate structures using classical methods
• Distinguish the needed level of accuracy in an engineering model
• Compare results from computer software and hand calculations
• Interpret test results using theoretical concepts as supporting evidence
• Describe key components in mechanical test systems including load apparatus and data acquisition

• Static analysis of beams, frames, and trusses
• Deformation and displacement of statically determinate systems
• Structural loadings and load paths

• Use of structural analysis software
• Forces in statically determinate beams and frames
• Forces in statically determinate trusses
• Displacements of determinate structures by the Virtual Work method
• Redundant Force Method for indeterminate structures
• Moment distribution for beams and non-sway frames
• Influence lines, pattern loading, and moving loads

• Lab safety; introduction to equipment
• Strain and stress analysis: tension, stress concentration, bending, torsion
• Elastic buckling
• Development of plastic hinge
• Truss analysis and behavior