Structural Analysis II.

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Subject description.

Statically determinate and indeterminate structures - degree of indeterminacy. Compatibility of deformations. Formulation of the force method. Calculation of flexibility coefficients. Temperature variation effects. Settlement of supports. Elastic supports. Applications. Calculation of deformations of statically indeterminate structures. Checking of solutions. Simple space structures. Symmetric structures. Symmetric and anti-symmetric loading. Degree of kinematic indeterminacy of structures, nodal displacements, examining the kinematic indeterminacy. Formulation of the nodal displacement method. Comparison with the force method. Fundamental solutions for fixed-fixed and fixed-simply supported beams. Stiffness coefficients. Applications. Symmetric structures. Structures having skew members. Applications. Cross method with non-translated and translated nodes. Influence lines of statically indeterminate structures. Muller-Breslau principle. Applications on continuous beams and frames.

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