Catalog Description:

• EOC 3410: Structural Analysis I.
  Classical methods of analysis of beams, trusses, frames, cables, and arches for ocean and other structural applications. Approximate methods, moment area, virtual work, consistent deformations.

Pre-requisites:

• EOC 3150: Strength of Materials.

Textbook:

• Structural Analysis, 4th edition 1999, by R. C. Hibbeler, Prentice-Hall.

Coordinator:

• E. Granath, Department of Ocean Engineering.

Goals/Objectives:

• To introduce students to classical methods of structural analysis as it applies to trusses, beams, and frames subject to static loads. The students should develop the ability to both model and analyze ocean structures to determine the internal forces and structural deformations.

Course Topics:

1. Types of Structures and Loads.
2. Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures.
3. Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses.
4. Internal Loadings Developed in Structural Members.
5. Cables and Arches.
6. Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Structures.
7. Deflections.
8. Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures by the Force Method.
9. Slope-Deflection Equations.
10. Moment Distribution.
11. Beam Analysis Using the Stiffness Method.
12. Plane Frame Analysis Using the Stiffness Method.

Computer Projects:

1. Structural Behavior of Pratt Truss for Offshore Crude Oil Handling Facility.
2. Structural Behavior of Rolled Steel Beam for Offshore Crude Oil Handling Facility.

Laboratory Projects:

1. Structural Behavior of Frame for Dock Facility Gantry Frame.

Grading Policy:

• Quizzes -- 10%
• Laboratories -- 10%
• Homework -- 10%
• Midterm Examination -- 30%
• Comprehensive Final Exam -- 40%

Course Outcomes:

1. A thorough knowledge of various structural forms and loads.
2. Ability to determine forces at a structure’s supports and connections.
3. Ability to evaluate statically determinate structures using various methods.
4. Ability to draw shear and moment diagrams for various structures.
5. Ability to evaluate statically indeterminate structures using geometrical and energy methods.
6. Ability to use stiffness method to analyze beams, trusses, and frames.