CEGR 533 - Matrix Structural Analysis

3 hours.
3 Credits

Review of statically determinate and indeterminate structures. Degrees of freedom of a structure. Force-Displacement relations for axial load, shear force and bending moment. Euler-Bernoulli beam element. Analytical basis for Force and Displacement Methods of Structural Analysis. Introduction to the Stiffness Method for structural systems. Application of Stiffness Method for trusses, beams and frames. Stepwise development of a computer program to compute nodal displacements and member forces.

Offered (AS NEEDED)