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.
Prerequisite
CEE 310 (Structures I)
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
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
Course Objectives
Students completing this course successfully will be able to
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
utilize modern technology COMPUTER SOFTWARE tools to solve Civil
Engineering problems.
Topics Covered
Review: Statics, determinate/indeterminate structures by classical Methods (6 hours)
Introduction to flexibility & stiffness methods (9 hours)
Stiffness method (18 hours)
Introduction to UNIX, and FORTRAN programming (6 hours)
Computer programs for structural analysis problems (6 hours)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week.
Computer Applications
Heavily involved
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics and engineering science to
civil engineering problems,
ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil
engineering systems satisfying these criteria,
ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, and to develop a
solution,
ability to use modern engineering techniques, including computer based tools for
civil engineering analysis and design,
