CENG 310 Structural Analysis
Analysis of beams, trusses, and frames; energy methods and virtual work concept for structural deformation; critical loading and influence lines; approximate analysis.
Offered
Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
- Idealize a complicated structural system for the purpose of analysis
- Model the behavior of structures under loads
- Perform basic strutural design
- Apply calculus and the principle of virtual work to determine displacements in statically determinate beams, trusses, and frames
- Identify stability, degrees of indeterminacy, and degrees of freedom in beams, trusses, and frames
- Analyze statically indeterminate beams, trusses, and frames by the flexibility method
- Analyze beams, trusses, and frames by the stiffness method
- Analyze beams and frames by moment distribution
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgement to draw conclusions
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies