MASTER IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - Faculdade de Engenharia da ...

Structural Analysis I
Credits Contact Time Total Time
7 ECTS 75 188
Objectives, Skills and Learning Outcomes
To study the principles of behavior of reticulate structures and development of force
and displacement method to calculate it.
To expand the knowledge of hyperstatical structures behavior in linear regime.
Program
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Objectives of Structural Analysis.
The structural problem.
Presentation and discussion of structural solutions.
General hypothesis of the structure analysis.
Structural types.
External demands/ solicitations.
Displacements, distortions and tensions.
Relations between tensions deformations.
Equilibrium relations.
Superposition-of-effects principle
General aspects of the strength method.
Chapter 2 – Displacement calculation
Theorem of virtual work
Calculation of the distortion internal work
Displacements calculation using the theorem of virtual work
Example of the displacement calculation using the theorem of virtual work
“Bonfim Barreiros Method”
Chapter 3 – Force method
Structural hiperestaticity degree. Internal and external hiperestaticity.
Presentation and systematization of the force method.
Final efforts in hyperstatic structures.
Calculation of displacements in hyperstatic structures using the theorem of virtual
work.
Structures subject to the settlement of support and elastic support.
Relative importance of the bending part due to transversal moments and efforts.
Effect of temperature variations in structures.
Uniform and differential variations.
Evaluation of the hyperestaticity by direct inspection and a number of equilibrium
equations.
Mixed structures.
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