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First, this is just a summary of what you should have already read earlier in the syllabus under Homework.  If you haven’t already read it, read it now.  The following are just the most critical points.

Homework is due at the beginning of class, before, or shortly after, you sit down.  Homework handed in at the end of class is late and is worth 1/2 credit.  See Homework.  Sorry.  I know it would be nice to get an extra hour to work on your homework to keep it from being late, but then you miss the lecture and fall even farther behind.

You must show ALL work in a neat, orderly, and logical fashion.  The comment “From Where?” with a (-3) attached means I don’t see where you got this from and it looks suspiciously like you either copied it from somewhere else during class while I was trying to teach you the new material, or you are smarter than I am (-5) and were able to figure it out in your head.

Deductions will be made for any work that is not supported by clear, accurate free bodies which are carefully labeled, and to which all equations are referred.  See examples of excellent and unacceptable by engineering standards.

Presentation will count up to 20% of all homework grades.  Deductions for presentation will be made when you try to jam 40 free bodies on one page, you write in Sanskrit, you write in English but it looks like Sanskrit, it is too small for the elderly owner of your company to read with or without her glasses, you write in pen and scratch out large sections for corrections, you use it for drying your hands before handing it in, etc.

For truss problems where multiple member forces are required you must either legibly write the results for each member on a drawing of the truss stating the force, units, and sense (tension or compression), or give a summary table at the end of the problem with the following information:

Member name	Found from FB number	Force	Units	Tension or Compression
AC	2	144	kN	Tension
BG	5	0	kN	NA

For problems where forces in frames are to be found, you must list the answers legibly on the free body or give a summary table at the end of the problem with the following information:

Frame force	Found from FB number	Force	Units	Force on member points
Ah	2	144	kips	Left
Bh	5	100	kips	Down

 

Internal member force	Found from FB number	Force	Units	Direction of Force/Moment in the member
Shear at x = 6m	6	121.6	kips	Left
Axial at x = 6m	6	100	kips	Compressive
Moment at x = 6m	6	200	kip ft	CCW

Etc.

Lectures and Notes – 2017c (10980)

PLEASE NOTE: If you are having problems viewing the files, please click here.

The Lectures are MP4 for phones or IPod stuff, or MOV for apple products. You can either left-click on the Lecture files and view them over the web, or you can download them to your computer and play them from there by right-clicking on the file, then click on “Save Target As.”

You will need Adobe Reader to view the Class Notes files. The Notes files can be viewed by left-clicking on them or by downloading them to your computer by right-clicking and then “Save Target As.”

Note that the web links below are pre-loaded, but will not be hot until after class when we generate the notes and videos and I can get them posted.  If I get behind, and you are ready to use them, please email me at Lowery@tamu.edu to remind me.

A previous year’s notes and videos are available at http://ceprofs.tamu.edu/llowery/cven345/Lectures/2015cLectures.htm

Lecture videos – I have no idea why, but on my computer the Mpg files play immediately (streaming) while the MOV files have to completely download before playing.  Much slower.	Class Notes	Materials covered
Class 1 8/29/17 Tue	Watch Harvey blow Houston away	No class held
Class 2 8/31/17 Thu	MP4	Class 2.pdf
Class 3 9/5/17 Tue	Video failed	Class 3.pdf
Class 4 9/7/17 Thu	MP4	Class 4.pdf
Class 5 9/12/17 Tue	MP4	Class 5.pdf
Class 6 9/14/17 Thu	MP4	Class 6.pdf
Class 7 9/19/17 Tue	MP4	Class 7.pdf
Class 8 9/21/15 Thu	MP4	Class 8.pdf
Class 9 9/26/17 Tue	MP4	Class 9.pdf
Class 10 9/28/17 Thu	MP4	Class 10.pdf
Class 11 10/3/17 Tue	MP4	Class 11.pdf
Class 12 10/5/17 Thu	MP4	Class 12.pdf
Quiz A review 10/9/17 7:00 pm CVLB 421	No video recording facilities available in this classroom	Quiz A Review.pdf
Class 13 10/10/17 Tue	Quiz A	Quiz A
Class 14 10/12/17 Thu	MP4	Class 14 Notes	Loaded to here
Class 15 10/17/17 Tue	MP4	Class 15 Notes
Class 16 10/19/17 Thu	MP4	Class 16 Notes
Class 17 10/24/17 Tue	MP4	Class 17 Notes
Class 18 10/26/17 Thu	MP4	Class 18 Notes
Class 19 10/31/17 Tue	MP4	Class 19 Notes
Class 20 11/2/17 Thu	MP4	Class Notes
Help Session from last year	MP4	Class Notes
Help Session from last year	MP4	Class Notes
Class 21 11/7/17 Tue	MP4	Class Notes
Class 22 11/9/17 Thu	MP4	Class Notes
Class 23 11/14/17 Tue	Quiz B	Quiz B
Class 24 11/16/17 Thu	MP4	Class Notes
Class 25 1/21/17 Tue	MP4	Class Notes
Class 26 10/26/17 Thu	MP4	Class Notes
Class 27 10/30/17 Tue	MP4	Class Notes
Class 28 12/6/17 Thu	MP4	Class Notes
2017c Final Review	MP4	Class Notes
Old Quiz B Help Sessions	Mov Spring 2016a 4/10/16 MP4 Spring 2016a 4/10/16	Help session notes Spring 2016a 4/10/16
Old Final exam help sessions	MP4 video 1 Fall 2016 MP4 video 1 Spring 2016 MP4 video 2 Spring 2016	Class Notes – Fall 2016 Class Notes – Spring 2016

The above links will be dead until we actually generate the notes and I get them posted.
Please email me if I forget to post a set at Lowery@tamu.edu

Lectures and Notes – 2016a

PLEASE NOTE: If you are having problems viewing the files, please click here.

The Lectures are MP4 for phones or IPod stuff, or MOV for apple products. You can either left-click on the Lecture files and stream them over the web, or you can download them to your computer and play them from there by right-clicking, then “Download” then “Save Target As.”

The files can be downloaded by right-clicking and then “Save Target As.”

You will need Adobe Reader to view the Class Notes files. The Notes files can be viewed by left-clicking on them or by downloading them to your computer by right-clicking and then “Save Target As.”

Note that the web links below are pre-loaded, but will not be hot until after class when we generate the notes and videos and I can get them posted.  If I get behind, and you are ready to use them, please email me at Lowery@tamu.edu to remind me.

Last year’s notes and videos are available at http://ceprofs.tamu.edu/llowery/cven345/Lectures/2015cLectures.htm

	Lecture videos	Class Notes	Materials covered
Class 1	Sadly, the video capture program failed. Mov video from last semester MP4 video from last semester	Class 1.pdf notes from this semester Class 1.pdf notes from last semester
Class 2	Mov MP4	Class 2.pdf
Class 3	Mov MP4	Class 3.pdf
Class 4	Mov MP4	Class 4.pdf
Class 5	Mov MP4  Alternate MP4	Class 5.pdf
Class 6	Mov MP4	Class 6.pdf
Class 7	Mov MP4	Class 7.pdf
Class 8	Mov MP4	Class 8.pdf
Class 9	Review – shear and bending moment diagrams Mov MP4	Class 9.pdf
Class 10	Mov MP4	Class 10.pdf
Class 11	Mov MP4	Class 11.pdf
Class 12	Mov MP4	Class 12.pdf
Class 13	Mov MP4	Class 13.pdf
Class 14	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 15	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 16	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 17	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 18	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 19	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 20	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Help Session 3/6/16	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Help Session 3/6/16	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 21	Quiz A	Quiz A
Class 22	Sadly, equipment failed	Class Notes
Class 23	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 24	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 25	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 26	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 27	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 28	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 29	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 30	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 31	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 31a Quiz B Help Session 4/10/16	Well, after some really great technical work, one of the IT guys was able to tease the video from the hard drive.  Too late now for most, but still, here  it is. Mov MP4	Help session notes
Class 32	Quiz B	Quiz B
Class 33	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 34	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 35	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 36	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 37	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 38	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 39	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 40	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Final help session	MP4 video 1 Mov video 1 MP4 video 2 Mov video 2	Class Notes
Class 41	Mov MP4	Class Notes
Class 42	Mov MP4	Class Notes

The above links will be dead until we actually generate the notes and I get them posted.
Please email me if I forget to post a set at Lowery@tamu.edu

Joe:

I will give you my initial thoughts on this, but will probably add things later as I think of them.  In my opinion, in order of effectiveness:

1. Go back and rework your homework problems.  Make sure you know how to work them.
2. Go back and review our class note problems.  Don’t bother reviewing the videos – that would take too long, unless you don’t understand something in the notes and need to get into the video for an explanation.
3. Review the old exams listed on the syllabus.  Start with the latest ones and work back to the older ones.  Since the course constantly changes the order of presentation you may have to study Quizzes A and C, for your Quiz A review.  For example last semester, loads may have been covered on Quiz C, whereas this semester it may have been covered on Quiz A.  Just find which old quiz covers what you are responsible for this time.
4. Some old quizzes cover topics that we no longer cover.  You can ignore such a topic.  If you haven’t been asked to read something in the text, or if it hasn’t been discussed in class or on a homework problem, it won’t be on the quiz.  Thus you may find that we no longer cover the Moment Area method for solving for deflections, then it won’t be on this exam.  That by no means implies that you can say that because we never worked a problem with a cantilever beam, only simple beams, that you aren’t responsible for moment diagrams for every type of beam, frame, truss, etc. in existence.  You are.  You are also responsible for knowing the area of a circle.
5. The old exams are supplied at the pleasure of the prof, so read the terms of use carefully or you may find they get taken down if those terms are violated.
6. Get together with others and study.  You should try and find someone who is truly lost and doesn’t have a clue as to what’s going on, seldom comes to class, sleeps, talks, and texts during class, …  That’s one person you should invite to come study with you.  You will be amazed how showing someone else how to work an engineering problem will increase your understanding of it by a factor of 10.  It’s truly amazing and effective.  I promise you.
7. Study in the order of need.  Thus if you are making an A in thermo, a D in water resources, and a B in 345, you should put much more effort in water resources, some in thermo, and more in 345.  In the long run, 3 B’s looks much better on your transcript, than A, B, D.  No comparison.
8. Note that these notes will, and probably have changed this semester.  If you see something wrong in them, plese let me know what and where.

From: Andrew Pearson [mailto:apnathaniel@tamu.edu] To: Lowery Jr, Lee L <lowery@civil.tamu.edu>
Subject: CVEN 345 Office Hours

Hello Dr. Lowery,

I will have my T.A. hours on Mondays 8-5 and Wednesdays 8-4.  As Dr. Bracci noted, I will be in the new help desk space in the new Solarium room on the east end of the 2nd floor of CVLB.

Thanks!

Andrew Pearson

TA, CVEN 345, 446

apnathaniel@tamu.edu

Students can also get help from any of the other TAs at times listed at

https://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/llowery/common/TAHelpDeskSchedule.pdf
They are all good at 345.

THEORY OF STRUCTURES (CRN 10121)
Summer 2018 – C.E. Room 219
May 29th to August 8th
MWF 9:30 am – 10:45 am

PLEASE NOTE:  IF THE WEB LINKS DON’T WORK ON YOUR BROWSER, PLEASE GO TO:

http://Lowery.tamu.edu/cven345/Syllabi/345-18b-threeaweek.htm 

THE SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY WE CAN COVER THE MATERIAL.  PLEASE CHECK FOR CHANGES IN HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES BEFORE WORKING YOUR NEXT HOMEWORK PROBLEMS.

NOTE ALSO THAT AS THE SYLLABUS CHANGES (AND IT ALWAYS DOES), YOU WILL HAVE TO RELOAD IT, OR IT WILL TAKE YOU TO YOUR COMPUTER’S CACHE AND GIVE YOU THE ONE YOU LOOKED AT LAST WEEK , I.E. THE OLD OUT-OF-DATE ONE.

FAQ: Quick answers to student questions

Teaching Associate for Summer 2018:  Andrew Pearson  <= Click here for help desk hours and location

HELP DESK HOURS for Spring 2018 

Located in the old pi R^2 room, ground floor of the Dwight Look building (formerly the CE/TTI 8 story building).  Has sign on desk: Help Desk CVEN Mechanics.  They run a full-blown help desk for our class.  All of them are good in tutoring you the material in CVEN 345. Just ask whoever is there for help.  Click here for the TA help desk schedule, who will be covering each time slot and hours of operation.  Email me if they change this at Lowery@tamu.edu.  (Not yet posted for Summer 2018), which run from 8 AM to 7 PM except on Friday.

Textbook: The textbook is excellent:  Kassimali, Structural Analysis. 5th Edition. CENGAGE Learning. 

Looking for a used textbook?

2015 5th edition ISBN Numbers 1133943896 (10 digit) or 9781133943891 (13 digit) Note that less expensive International Editions are available for almost all books.  For the Kassimali 345 5th edition, I have found that most of the International editions are the same as ours except for the numbering of the homework problems.

Texas A&M University Bookstore  Fill in the Department, Course, and section number

AbeBooks.com – NOTE!  The text and the problems in the international edition are the same as the US edition.  However, the problem numbers have been changed.  Thus you would have to get with someone who has a real text to see what problem number is assigned.  I think they are all in there, but the problems will have a different number.  Also, check the ISBN number carefully, and be ready to return it, but AbeBooks is a good company.  I have bought a ton of books from them. A student sent me this list of the problem numbers for the US vs. the international edition, but I don’t know if it’s accurate, so no guarantee!  Check with someone who has a real book before working your homework problems.

Campusbooks.com

DealOz

Amazon.com

Allbookstores.com

TextbooksRush.com

Half.com

Bookstore or Internet?

Catalog Description: Theory of Structures. (3-0). Credit 3. Structural engineering—functions of structures, design loads, reactions and force systems; analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures including beams, trusses and arches; energy methods of determining deflections of structures; influence lines and criteria for moving loads; analysis of statically indeterminate structures including continuous beams and frames.

Prerequisites: CVEN 302 or registration therein; CVEN 305. Course Objectives: To introduce students to the general behavior of statically determinate and indeterminate structures and determination of forces therein. Construction of influence lines.  Determination of load and load placement on structures.  Use of available computer programs for analyzing statically indeterminate structures. Learning Outcomes – This course emphasizes the following ABET Learning Outcomes. Note that the letters refer to those used by ABET. knowledge of basic mathematics, science, and engineering. Course Prerequisites: To take CVEN 345, you must have received a passing grade (no D’s, F’s or I’s) in CVEN 305 and be registered or have already passed CVEN 302.

Course Assessment:

• Graded major exams (Quiz A, Quiz B, Final Exam = 3 @ 25% each) for 75% of final grade.
• Team Project 10% of final grade
• Graded homework assignments, Readiness Assessment Tests (RATs), Class Participation, Attendance = 15% of final grade.

Syllabus Information

• Homework
• General Information Regarding Format for Exams, Quizzes, and Homework
• Where to get help for 345 (not in summer)
• Grading
• Major exams
• What materials will be covered on all exams in this class.
• Make-up exams
• What should you study to prepare for Quiz A?
• Attendance
• Illness
• Academic Dishonesty Policy
• Finally, click here!

Resources available to the student:

• Instructor of record: Lee L. Lowery, Jr.
• TA Help Desk Schedule (Last semester)
• CE 345 Grade Reporting  
• Computer software ( Visual Analysis, Mastan2, RISA-2D, Excel, EES)
• MASTAN2 – Free structural analysis program – an excellent little structural analysis program
• Videos on how to get and use MASTAN
• Using MASTAN in the Open Access Labs and Online
• USING MASTAN on your personal computer
• Computers in the Civil Engineering Computer Labs
• Old Exams including those from this semester after being graded
• Please note: Questions on the video content
• Class lecture videos and notes posted during this semester
• Class lecture videos and notes posted in 2017c
• Tutoring and Student use of the solution manual
• Access to the Civil Engineering Apps Server
• First few homework problems, until your textbook comes in  <—- Log onto ecampus – your 345 class, and click on the left side “Course Materials”
• EES (Engineering Equation Solver)  What it is, how to get it, video example on using it, user’s manual, short tutorial
• Past probabilities of making what grade in Lowery’s 345 class after Quiz A and after Quiz B
• Q-Drop deadline information
• University Academic Calendar Summer 2018 and others.  Be sure you are on the correct year/semester.
• Final exam schedule for this and other classes (make sure you are on Spring 2018 only!)
• TAMU Academic Calendar
• AISC W-shape properties .xlsx

Objectives and Outcomes:

Benefits of taking the course: Students will analyze and evaluate both determinate and indeterminate structural systems. They will be able to describe the structural engineering profession and demonstrate the role of structural analysis within the context of structural engineering design and decision-making

Course Objectives:
 
This course focuses on the following major learning objectives:

(1)  To develop an understanding of the basic principles of structural analysis and be able to explain them,

(2)  To determine and analyze models of applied loads on structures

(3)  To utilize various exact methods (both classical and matrix-based) of analysis of beams, trusses, and rigid frames to determine the response of both determinate and indeterminate structures

(4)  To utilize various approximate methods of analysis of beams, trusses, and rigid frames to determine the response of both determinate and indeterminate structures

(5)  To apply the method of virtual work in determining deflections of structures,

(6)  To develop and utilize influence lines of structures,

(7)  To evaluate the response of various structural systems (both determinate and indeterminate) under a range of demands, such as applied loads, support motions, and temperature changes

(8)  To demonstrate the role of structural analysis within the context of structural engineering design and decision-making.

ABET Outcomes Addressed

1. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations, science (including physics, chemistry, and one additional area of science), and engineering
2. Ability to formulate and solve civil engineering problems
3. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
4. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning
5. Ability to use modern tools, techniques, and computation methods necessary for civil engineering practice

The correct time (to the nanosecond)

Course Schedule: Please note that the course syllabus will be revised throughout the semester. Please do not work problems very far ahead of the date due. Some may be dropped, others added that are better (in my opinion).

Day	Material covered	Reading Assignment	Daily Homework Problem Assignments Click here for homework requirements for this class Each day’s assignment is due 7 days after assigned, at the beginning of class, if we meet that day.  All problems are worth 10 points each. Please refer to homework problems often.  Some may get delayed until we cover the material and the problem numbers and dates may change. Note that web-linked homework problem numbers refer to hints, or some solutions.  Click on link for the problem.
Week 1
Wed May 30 Class 1	Chapter 2: Loads on structures.  Dead Loads, Live Loads, Wind Loads, Load factors and combined loading. See hazards map and how to use: http://hazards.atcouncil.org/ Wind Load Procedure Introduction: Statically Determinate Reactions, Moment Diagrams Brief summary of the use of MASTAN2 View videos on getting and using MASTAN2	Chapters 1, 2	Class Homework Assignments Assignment 1 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 Set up teams of 3 to 4 to work on a team project. Due next Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
Fri June 1 Class 2	Wind loads, Load combinations	Chapter 2	Assignment 2 2.8, 2.9, 2.12, 2.13 Due at beginning of class next Friday
Week 2
Mon June 4 Class 3	Discuss team projects MASTAN2 header sheets for exams Get MASTAN and install and run a cantilever beam – not to be handed in.	Chapters 3, 4	Assignment 3 3.27, 3.34 Due next Monday at 9:30 a.m., etc. Read team project instructions: .doc file .pdf file
Wed June 6 Class 4	Moment diagrams and equations for bending moments in frames Detailed procedures for drawing shear and moment diagrams	Chapters 5.1-5.4	A4) 4.47 (member IH only), 4.49 (member DE only) Read team project details: .doc file .pdf file
Fri June 8 Class 5	Moment diagrams and equations for bending moments in frames Interactive shear and moment diagram practice module or try here	Chapter 5, Team Project	A5) 5.35, 5.39, 5.41, 5.44
Week 3
Mon June 11 Class 6	Frames – moment diagrams	Chapter 5.5	A6)  5.52, 5.56, 5.57
Wed June 13 Class 7	Beams and Frames – Shear and moment diagrams	Chapters 5.5-5.6	A7) 5.65, 5.69, 5.70
Fri June 15 Class 8	Deflections by Direct Integration Advantages, Disadvantages	Chapters 6.1-6.3	A8) 6.1, 6.5, 6.7
Week 4
Mon June 18 Class 9	Beams and Frames – Deflections by Work-Energy	Chapter 7.1, 7.2	A9) 7.1, 7.3, 7.5
Wed June 20 Class 10	“	Chapter 7.3, 7.4	No homework to hand in on day of Quiz A.
Fri June 22 Class 11	“	Chapter 7.5	A10) 7.11, 7.16(see pg  281 for example of how to do this), 7.20 (click for help on 7.20)
Week 5
Mon June 25 Class 12	Review Volume Integrals	Chapter 7.5	A11) 7.23, 7.24 For these 2 problems, use either the graphical method (volume integrals), or integral of mMdx/EI, whichever you prefer.
Wed June 27 Class 13	Quiz A – held in our classroom during regular class hours.  Covers everything above through homework problem 6.7.		Exam is closed book. Bring calculator, paper and pencils.  You are also permitted to bring one 8.5″ x 11″ cheat sheet, hand written by you (no copies) on ONE SIDE, no example problems. Equations only. You should also bring a copy of the Fundamentals of Engineering Reference Manual, Structural section only, unless you have memorized the wide flange tables.   No notes of any kind written on them.   Click here for a copy
Fri June 29 Class 14	Chapter 13.1	Chapter 13.1	A12) 7.26, 7.31, 7.36
Week 6
Mon	No class
Wed	No class
Fri July 5 Class 15	Introduction to solution to statically indeterminate structures using the flexibility method/consistent distortions.	Chapter 13.1, 2	A13) 7.38, 7.39, 7.45
Week 7
Mon July 9 Class 16	“	Chapter 13.2	A14) 13.1, 13.10, [13.16-Use Rb as the redundant]
July 11 Class 17	Solution to statically indeterminate structures with multiple degrees of indeterminacy using consistent deformations – Flexibility Method	Chapter 13.3	A15) Use the reactions listed below as the  redundants on the following problems: [13.18 – Use Rbh as the redundant reaction], [13.20 – Use Rdh as the redundant], [S.P.13.20 again using Rdv as the redundant reaction]
July 13 Class 18	Example: Video of Use of Mastan2 1) Open an existing file 2) Generate nodes 3) Define and attach elements and properties 4) Add loads, supports.  Run program and generate reports MASTAN2 header sheets for exams	Chapter 13.3	A16) On A16, solve for redundant reactions only.  Final member forces not required. [13.26 – Use Rch as the redundant], [13.27 – Use Rcv as the redundant], [S.P.13.27a, do 13.27 again using Rdv as the redundant. You should get the same answers as 13.27]
Week 8
Mon July 16 Class 19	GENERATION OF INFLUENCE LINES MP4 files: Generating reaction influence lines Generating shear influence lines Generating moment influence lines	Chapter 13.3	A17)  [13.37 – Use Rbv & Rcv as the redundants], [13.43 – Use Rav and Rah as the redundants], 13.49 pg. 557 with figure on pg. 552.
Wed July 18 Class 20	Read Chapters 8 and 9 READ: How to construct and use influence lines Notes:  The first influence lines are to be generated by statics.  All later influence lines can be worked by statics or by Mueller-Breslau if it is to your advantage. All numeric values are required on all influence lines for statically determinate structures unless otherwise noted. Numeric values on statically indeterminate structures are not required – only the general shape of the influence line. Highly recommended: Interactive Practice with Influence Lines – (Note that only a few of the ones on the top row are working, including the Help modules, but those are still quite useful to learning how to work them.) Muller-Breslau Principle, Use of Influence Lines.		No homework due to hand in on the day of Quiz B.
Fri July 20 Class 21	Moving Loads, Influence Lines for Structures Use of influence lines to determine where to put live, dead, uniform, concentrated loads and compute maximum results. Examples 1 Examples 2		A18) 8.5, 8.10, 8.19
Week 9
Mon July 23 Class 22	Use of influence lines for series of wheel loads.  Indiana truck loads specs.		A19) 8.20, 8.21, 8.38
Wed July 25 Class 23	Quiz B – held in our classroom during regular class hours. Covers everything above covered in class through Chapter 7, plus Chapter 13 through problem 13.27.		A20) 9.4, 9.6, 9.21 Exam is closed book. Bring calculator, paper and pencils.  You are also permitted to bring one 8.5″ x 11″ cheat sheet, hand written by you (no copies) on TWO SIDES, no example problems. Equations only. You should also bring a copy of the Structural Section of the Fundamentals of Engineering Reference Manual, unless you have memorized the wide flange tables.   No notes of any kind written on them.   Click here for a copy
Fri July 27 Class 24	Chapter 14: Influence lines for statically indeterminate structures.  Closure on use of influence lines.	Chapter 9
Week 10
Mon July 28 Class 25	Chapter 12: Approximate solutions to statically indeterminate structures. Solutions for vertical loads. Horizontal loads – Portal Method.		A21) 12.2, 12.6, 12.9, SP13.1(solve 13.1 again using MASTAN)
Wed Aug 1 Class 26	Stiffness Methods	Chapter 8.1-8.2	A22) 14.1*, 14.15*, 14.19* *SHAPE of influence lines ONLY. NO VALUES required.
Fri Aug 3 Class 27	Stiffness Methods
Week 11
Mon Aug 6 Class 28	Chapter 12: Approximate solutions to statically indeterminate structures. Solutions for vertical loads. Horizontal loads – Portal Method.
Tues Aug 7	Final Exam Tuesday August 7th NOTE CHANGE IN TIME DUE TO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER CLASS! 8:00 am to 10:00 am Held in our regular classroom CHECK THIS DATE FOR ACCURACY HERE: Final Exam Schedules		Final Exam – Exam is closed book. Bring only calculator, paper and pencils.  You are also permitted to bring one 8.5″ x 11″ cheat sheet to the quiz, hand written by you (no copies) on TWO SIDES, no example problems. Equations and procedures only.  Exam covers everything in the course. You should also bring a copy of the Fundamentals of Engineering Reference Manual, Structural section only.   No notes of any kind written on them.   Click here for a copy Pick up any old leftover homework on the last day of class.

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• By my attendance in this class, and having been assigned to read this material, I grant permission for the professor to return my minor graded work during class, by passing it out for each student to retrieve their own paper.  I understand that another student might see my grade, but am waiving my right to privacy in this instance only.  If I do not wish to have my homework papers or pop quizzes handed back during class, that is perfectly acceptable.  I will notify the professor in writing and pick up my papers from the grader upon presentation of a photo ID.

Sample Exams:

• Sample Mini #1
• Sample Mini #2
• Sample Major #2
• Sample Final Exam

Solutions to Mini Exams:

• Mini #1
• Mini #2
• Major #1
• Major #2
• Final Exam

Interactive Practice Modules

• Moment diagrams
• Influence lines (has some errors in the computations which are obvious, but is still an excellent training tool)

OK. I can live with it. I will use the questions listed below, with only minor changes in things like Figure Number, where the answer is located (change point B to G), stuff like that.

I would like to say that it has been a privilege to teach you this material this semester. I am quite impressed with how much you have learned.

Good luck.

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Generally if not listed in the problem use delta = little delta, DELTA = big delta, E = 30,000 ksi, I = 100 in^4.

Problem 1) For the 10 structures shown in Figure 1, determine the degree of statical indeterminacy for solution by flexibility methods. You may assume that axial effects can be omitted.

Problem 2) Draw TWO released or primary structures amenable to solution by flexibility methods for each of the structures shown in Figure 1. Carefully mark and label your choice of unknowns.

Problem 3) For the 10 structures shown in Figure 1, determine the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for solution by stiffness methods. You must assume that axial effects are to be omitted.

Problem 4) For the 10 structures shown in Figure 1, determine the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for solution by stiffness methods, assuming that axial effects are not to be omitted.

Problem 5) Draw the only possible restrained or primary structure amenable to solution by stiffness methods for each of the structures shown in Figure 1, assuming that axial effects ARE to be omitted, and assuming that axial effects ARE NOT to be omitted. Carefully mark and label your choice of unknowns in both cases.

Problem 6) For the beam shown in Figure 2, draw quantitative influence lines (i.e. list all values) for the reaction at A, the shear slightly to the right of B, and the moment at point C.

Problem 7) For the multi-span statically indeterminate beam shown below, draw qualitative influence lines for the reaction at G, the shear slightly to the right of K, and the moment at point T, i.e. only show the shape of the influence lines without values.

Problem 8) Draw a qualitative influence line for the axial load in column BC, the shear at the left end of floor beam GH and the moment at the center of beam MN for the multi-bay, multi-story frame shown below.

Problem 9) For the truck loading shown below, and given the shear, axial force and moment influence lines shown below, determine where to place the truck for maximum shear, moment and axial force, and calculate those quantities. Notice the dead loads and live loads also given with the truck.

Problem 10) For the beam shown in the figure below, determine the horizontal, vertical and rotational deflection at the end of the beam due to the loads shown.

Problem 11) For the structure loaded as shown below, calculate DELTA10, delta11, delta12, and delta13 for use in a flexibility solution.

Problem 12) For the structure loaded as shown below, calculate K11, K12, and K13 for use in a stiffness solution.

Problem 13) Set up the solution to solve for the forces in the structure loaded as shown below, using slope deflection. You need not attempt to solve the final set of equations, but you must calculate all values which go into those equations.

Problem 14) Explain in enough detail that I am convinced that you know how to use Visual Analysis to generate an influence line for moment (or shear, or axial force) at point G in the structure shown below.

Problem 15) I will likely ask you how you would do something in Visual Analysis. I don’t know what it will be. It might have something to do with loading, or setting up the loads, plotting shear and moment diagrams after the problem is solved, getting the final deflections of the joints, or …? If you ran VA during the semester, you’re in good shape. If you let someone else do all the work for you, you’re doomed.

Problem 16) For the multi-story multi-bay structure shown below, determine an approximation for the end moments in beam CD. Moments of inertia are listed below.

Problem 17) For the multi-story multi-bay structure shown below, use the portal method or the cantilever method to determine a first approximation of the moment at the top of column GH.

I will not ask you a question like Web Problem 8.04.

Show the loading on each beam for the two-way floor slab shown below, and solve for the reactions on the beams. Two-way means the loads travel in two directions to get to the nearest beam, unlike one-way action where the loads travel in one direction only. See page 30 in your text for typical two-way slab action. See page 33 for one-way slab action. The load on the floor is 60 lbs per square foot. On the actual exam you will probably only be asked for one of them.

Beams include ADF, AJL, MN, AGM, DJ, and FLN.

Show the loading on each beam for the two-way floor slab shown below, and solve for the reactions.The load on the floor is 80 lbs per square foot. On the actual exam you will probably only be asked for one of the beams.

Beams include ABCDEF, GHIJKL, MN, AGM, BH(typical), and FLN.

Solve for the reactions for the frame shown below. There is one internal pin in the structure, two support rollers, and one support pin.

General Information

• Permission to Distribute Minor Graded Papers to Class Members In any case, major exams will only be handed out personally. No one will be permitted to pick up another student’s major exam under any condition.
• Click here to agree to the above statement and proceed to the course syllabus.
• By my attendance in this class, and having been assigned to read this material, I grant permission for the professor to return my minor graded work during class, by passing it out for each student to retrieve their own paper. I understand that another student might see my grade, but am waiving my right to privacy in this instance only. If I do not wish to have my homework papers or pop quizzes handed back during class, that is perfectly acceptable. I will notify the professor in writing and pick up my papers from the grader upon presentation of a photo ID.
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