CEE 412 Structures II

CEE 412: Structures II(Elective course for a BSCE degree)

Analysis of indeterminate structures using classical and modern computerized techniques. Fundamental theorems of structural mechanics and their applications. Design examples and computer applications. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits.

CEE 310 (Structures I) MATRIX ANALYSIS of FRAMED STRUCTURES, (3-rd edition), by Weaver and Gere, Chapman & Hall Publisher, New York, New York, 1990
STAAD III Getting Started and Examples, Research Engineers, Inc., Yorba Linda, CA, 1995 Students completing this course successfully will be able to

1. understand numerical methods for computing unknown support reactions, displacements, and stresses at certain locations of the truss, beam and/or frame DETERMINATE/INDETERMINATE structures by using "matrix stiffness" formulation
2. utilize modern technology COMPUTER SOFTWARE tools to solve Civil Engineering problems.

1. Review: Statics, determinate/indeterminate structures by classical Methods (6 hours)
2. Introduction to flexibility & stiffness methods (9 hours)
3. Stiffness method (18 hours)
4. Introduction to UNIX, and FORTRAN programming (6 hours)
5. Computer programs for structural analysis problems (6 hours)

Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week. Heavily involved None College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits This course will enhance the student's

1. ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics and engineering science to civil engineering problems,
2. ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil engineering systems satisfying these criteria,
3. ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, and to develop a solution,
4. ability to use modern engineering techniques, including computer based tools for civil engineering analysis and design,
5. proficiency in structural engineering.

Duc T. Nguyen <nguyen@cee.odu.edu> March 8, 2003